it is less than a fortnight since hull met wigan in the challenge cup final.. another show of strength from this winger. neither side could claim they haven‘t been warned. still, they haven‘t been warned. still, they say familiarity breeds contempt, that tempered at times. this elbow brought a red card for liam watson. if the first half was a scrap, the second was breathtaking. tom davis helping wigan to a 14 point lead. hull had a rare sense of spirit. this try giving them all hope. they thought they did enough to win. with just moments hope. they thought they did enough to win. withjust moments remaining, the extra man finally told. the second try for this player. also tonight, castleford tigers increased their lead at the top to 12 points with a 38—24 win over second—placed leeds rhinos. it might be early in the season, but it‘s newcastle falcons who top rugby union‘s premiership tonight, temporarily at least, after a late penalty try gave them a 13—12 win at sale. they were 12—6 down when machones was adjudged to have illegally collapsed a maul. in additio

wigan movejust two points behind third placed hull who they play next week.k like they will miss out on a semifinal spot now. it's another formula one weekend, and mercedes dominated practice today for the italian grand prix. tom clarkson in monza. this whee kim's italian grand prix marks the end of the european season of the 2017 world championship. on the evidence of everything we've seen the evidence of everything we've seen s0 the evidence of everything we've seen so far it's all about mercedes. lewis hamilton was fastest in the practice session. botass was second in that. sebastian vettel was third fastest all day. with him leading lewis hamilton by seven points in the world championship there is all to play for this weekend. what is that gap going to be after the race on sunday? it's been a good day for chris froome at the vuelta a espana, he still leads the race after crashing yesterday. 7th place on stage 13 means that he keeps his 59—second lead with eight stages to go — he finished in the leading group along with his nearest rival vincenzo nibali. i

wigan scored two early tries, before adding a third not long after the break through anthony gelling, one, to see wigan move just two points behind third—place hull, who they play next week. st helens are down to sixth, and look set to miss out on a semi—final spot. castleford, who won the championship, are already into the semi—finals, and won at huddersfield 24—16. and wakefield won at salford, 43—18. it is another formula i weekend, and mercedes dominated practice today for the italian grand prix. tom clarkson in monza. this weekend's italian grand prix marks the end of the european season of the 2017 world championship, and on the evidence of everything we've seen so far here at monza, it is all about mercedes. lewis hamilton fastest in the first practice session, his team—mate valtteri bottas fastest in the second session. but it is close. ferrari's vettel third—fastest all day today, and with him leading lewis hamilton by seven points in the world championship, there is all to play for this weekend. what is that gap going to be after the race on sunday? it has been a good day fo

agony for hull fc — down to 12 men, they conceded a late try which gives wigan a dramatic win in the league super 8s. welcome along. we start at lords. the ground where james anderson took his first test wicket 1a years ago. today he brought up his 500th against west indies, the first english cricketer to reach the landmark. and while he will almost certainly take tomorrow's headlines, the match remains in the balance and could go the way of either side. joe wilson reports. september test match requires patience. what begins with rain can end in sun. cricket is stretching the season. lord's needed electricity for the floodlights. there is an alternative source of energy. ben stokes. in terms of all—round cricket talent, stokes looks like the world leader, in front of the prime minister. the west indies could have got rid of stokes when he made 24. costly, because stokes was the only player in this match to actually make batting seemed straightforward. now, here comes a strange episode. on 60, stokes was out. except, look at the front foot of fast bowler gabriel. no ball. there you go

wigan lost 32—0 in what will be their final game of the season.inal one. elsewhere, warrington wolve beat hull kr while catalan dragons are drawing 4—1; with widnes vikings, that game is early in the 2nd half. it's a new version of the sport, and this weekend super league triathlon is on display injersey, with many of the best known names taking part. jonathan brownlee is among them, and our reporterjen smith is there with them. first jen, what's different about super league triathlon? as you mentioned, this is the first super league triathlon events to be held in the british isles and, in fact, the northern hemisphere. the super league triathlon is very different from the traditional triathlon, today was essentially about three mini triathlons. the disciplines are mixed up and there is a ten minute break between each event and the very fastest athletes, they get the most points and that gives them a distinct advantage going into tomorrow. it is a very short and fast course and some of the athletes are eliminated if they are too slow. it is very m

the saints jumped up to third with hull and wigan and wakefield jostling for the other final four placeust 12 minutes of play at trent bridge because of the early rain. the hosts started well with alex hales and jonny bairstow making early boundaries, as england made 21-0 early boundaries, as england made 21—0 afterjust 2.2 overs but there was to be no victory for either side as the rain started, pretty heavily. eventually the match was abandoned. england lead 1—0 and the third odi will be held at bristol on sunday. will be heldfat'bristol onsundflfi is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is good is will be heldfetrbristol ensufldeye is good news. i is . all the will be heldrieejeneiel : tleesedefi le, got

the car suffered beat wigan 38—20 in the super 8s. wigan's hopes are now hanging bya the super 8s.ng serbia 3—1 in lille. jo—wilfried tsonga fought back from a set down against dusan lajovic to earn a three sets to one victory. the hosts went into the day needing just one victory from the final two singles rubbers to take victory against an understrength serbia, who were missing novak djokovic. and belgium or australia await in the final. that tie has gone into a deciding rubber after david goffin defeated nick kyrgios in four sets to bring belgium level. steve darcis is facing jordan thompson in the crucial fifth and final match. reigning champion phil taylor is into the semifinals of the champions league of darts, after knocking out his opponent and current world champion, michael van gerwen. there was nothing to separate the two players — who have 16 world titles between them — but at nine legs all, taylor sealed victory with a 65 checkout. hejoins raymond van barneveld, gary anderson and mensur suljovic in tonight's last four. team sunweb produced a dominant display at the road

first half hat—trick on his first super league start from 18—year—old jake truman saw castleford beat wiganhanging by a thread. i hat—trick helped warrington to beat tariq, too. they maintained their super league status last week. friends are into the final of the davis cup after beating serbia 3—1. jo—wilfried tsonga fought back from a set down against his opponent to own a 3—1victory. the a set down against his opponent to own a 3—1 victory. the hosts went into the date needing one victory from the final two singles rubbers againstan from the final two singles rubbers against an understrength serbia missing novak djokovic. and france will face... belgium in the final. they came through 3—2 against australia. darcis won the decisive rubber. belgium beaten by great britain a couple of years ago in the final. cycling and team sunweb won the team trial double after their victory in both the men and women's events. bmc racing settled for silver while team sky came third led by chris froome. in the women's event, sunweb set the early benchmark, with all others failing to better their time. elle

wigan warriors more even though they are often safer than they think. —— women worry more.hat we see in the world around us. we can't know for sure if it will happen to us because many big is simply aren't included in the figures but most experts still say we are safer than we used to be. it is possible to have a look at that crime checker on our website and get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. now for the sports news. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: venus williams and sloane stephens are into a deciding set in their us open semi final. up next 20th seed coco vandewegheplays against her good friend madison keys and madison keyes complete the all american semi—final line up as they battle for the other place in saturday's decider. the premier league clubs vote to bring forward the closing date of the transfer window to before the season starts. and chris froome extends his lead in la vuelta a espana withjust three stages remaining. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news

she was an a—level student in wigan near greater manchester.ad gone a walk in a nearby park on heroin when some of herfriends had gone in to sitan when some of herfriends had gone in to sit an exam. it was the middle of the day. unbeknownst to her, mark buckley had been in that park for several hours approaching lone women with the intent of attacking them. he approached ellen. she was only five tall as thejudge he approached ellen. she was only five tall as the judge pointed out and was only five stone £5 so would have been easier to overpower. mark buckley inflicted many injuries on ellen. the cause of death was a serious wound to the next. there was a search which took place that evening and overnight to try and find ellen's body but buckley had tried to conceal it. she was found in the small hours of the morning. thejudge handed in the small hours of the morning. the judge handed down in the small hours of the morning. thejudge handed down a life sentence for buckley with a minimum term of 31 years. when he spoke today at the sentencing, he

trueman, who scored a hattrick on his first super league start, as castleford beat reigning champions wigance. that, clive, is all the sport. that's all from me. now, it's time for the news where you are. and they are tvs 0scars. that's the very simple answer. they are a huge dealfor very simple answer. they are a huge deal for shows, especially the ones who may be critically acclaimed, but don't have so many viewers. and any 02 can keep you only ever an extra year or two. it is a huge issue for people. who decides who wins?m isn't any academy basically, the tv networks, people at netflix, they have been putting in the nominees all year. there is a record hello, this is bbc news. american television's most prestigious awards, the emmys, will be handed out tonight. let's take a look at some of the shows that everyone's talking about in the outstanding drama category. hbo's sci—fi western, westworld, leads the way with 22 nominations, including nods for its british stars sir anthony hopkins and thandie newton. netflix's stranger things, a feast of ‘80s nostalgia and supernatural thrills, has

buckley killed 18—year—old ellen higginbottom in a sexually—motivated attack at 0rrell water park in wigan of terrorism—related offences in england, wales and scotland. home office figures show there were 379 arrests, including dozens in the wake of the terror attacks in london and manchester. britain's tax authority says a single operation for carrying out border and tax checks could cost the taxpayer up to £800 million, as it warned that it may need as many as 5,000 extra staff to cope with brexit. the chief executive of hrmc said would he need 5,000 extra staff to manage the changes. a prisoner was murdered by three fellow inmates during a violent feud over control of a smuggling route into the jail, the old bailey has been told. jamal mahmoud was stabbed to death in pentonville prison in october last year. robert butler, basana kimbembi, and joshua ratner deny murder. up to 1,000 people are still missing in sierra leone after the devastating mudslide that hit the city of freetown last month. more than 500 people are known to have died in the disaster. thousands more have had to leave t

new york shanghai will the same time as wigan to manchester now.ell, entrepreneurs have to be optimistic, it helps get things done. and mr musk is a do—er, for sure. but can he really re—shape space travel? chris cook reports. the future of space travel might be down to this man, elon musk, chief executive of space x. he wants to go to mars, soon. i am fairly confident we can complete the ship and be ready for launch in about five years. five years seems like a long time to me. space x already has a track record, putting satellites into orbit for both public and private customers. agencies like nasser and the european space agency have very complicated systems and public money funds them. getting the budget for something less expensive is a real challenge. we have talked about getting to mars for decades, but we haven't made the first step. elon musk has his own money and a lot of backers, so he can do things nasa can't. as he set out his plans today, he talked about the tools that he has developed. and fast, pressurised fuel tank, and is the key t

wigan warriors' outside chance of defending their super league title is officially over, after defeatere comprehensively beaten 32—nil by wakefield, shipping five tries in the process. meanwhile, widnes secured their place in super league next year with a 12—10 victory over catalans dragons. england's paul casey boosted his hopes of winning the fedex cup and a {7.4 million bonus by moving into the lead in the season—ending tour championship in atlanta. casey shot a 5—under par to move to i2—under going in to today's final round — two shots ahead of americans kevin kisner and xander chauffeur—lee. if he wins the tournament, casey could take the fedex title depending on where higher—ranked players finish. lizzie deignan says she was "grovelling away" as she struggled to 41st in the world road race championships, a month after having her appendix removed. the 2015 winner fell out of contention on the final lap as the dutch national champion chantal blaak broke clear for a memorable victory in norway. hannah barnes was the best placed briton in 14th. it's not a nice position to be in, ina

defeat would allow wigan the chance to go above them with victory in theirfinal match against wakefieldout of the england training squad for camp in oxford this weekend. james haskell is the most experienced to be excluded along with fellow forwards george kruis and kyle sinckler. centre jonathan joseph also misses out having featured regularly for eddie jones of late. 18—year—old harlequins fly half marcus smith is the surprise inclusion amongst the 33 names. i think he has done very well, played very well for his club, well enough to warrant selection in our training club. is he a feasible england international? he is feasible cleaning the boots and holding the bags. the sei young kim coming so, we are treating him like aan coming so, we are treating him like a an apprentice and we want him to learn to be respectful of the players around him —— he is a young coming through. and england bowler toby roland—jones could miss out on an ashes place this winter with a serious back injury. he was almost certain to be selected after impressing having made his test debut this summer. his county

her laptop and mobile phone and leaving herfor deadin and mobile phone and leaving herfor dead in wigan return home from winstanley college in oral, on the 16th ofjune. if you do your old mark buckley jailed 16th ofjune. if you do your old mark buckleyjailed for life at magister crown court with a minimum of 31 years. also, vicky young is saying that theresa may is frustrated by international rules preventing british aid being given to the hurricane earner relief effort. —— hurricane irma. the government has today committed almost £60 million to the effort. theresa may said to be frustrated by international rules preventing british aid being spent on the irma relief effort. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first , the headlines on bbc newsroom live: public enquiry into the causes of the grenfell tower enquiry has begun. the chair says pressing questions about how will a disaster of this kind can happen in 21st—ce ntu ry of this kind can happen in 21st—century london must be answered. a prisoner who was given a io—month sentence for arson, more than 11 years ago,

higginbotham in what the judge described as a chilling and sexually motivated premeditated attack in wiganto the causes of the grenfell tower fire has begun. the chair, sir martin moore—bick, says the inquiry must answer pressing questions. a prisoner who is still behind bars in 11 years after being given a ten month sentence for arsenal is finally to be released. james ward was told he wouldn't be freed until a parole board decided he wasn't a danger to the public. president trump is travelling to florida to assess the damage caused by hurricane irma. it comes as the death of eight resident at a nursing home which lost power during the storm are being investigated. in sport, essex close in on the county championship title, they need one more wicket to beat warwickshire then hope lancashire failed to win their match. it's the return of the europa league tonight, everton are in italy to take on atalanta. arsenal play later this evening. maria sharapova says it is in for her critics to have a say on her return to tennis. she came back to the sport after a 15 month doping ban but hasn't been

wigan warriors' outside chance of defending their super league title is officially over, after defeatplace in super league next year with a 12—10 victory over catalans dragons. time to discuss donald trump once again. he has come under domestic pressure in the sporting arena. a huge star in the end be a come to max james and kobe bryant have put pressure on him. he had a big rally in alabama and claimed that nfl players should be fired if they protested. there have been many protests where people take their knee during the national anthem due to the black lives matter movement. customarily people stand, but some players now take a knee, they kneel. he says players should be fired if they do that saying they are lucky for having an nfl career. on the same day, currie was asked if he would go to the white house to celebrate the championship that he won in the nba, and he gave a negative answer saying that if it we re negative answer saying that if it were down to him he would not do it. donald trump then responded by withdrawing the invitation. he went on to twitter yesterday and basica

wigan warriors outside chance of defending their superleague title is officially over, after defeat in secured their place in superleague next year with a 12—10 victory over catalans dragons. england's paul casey boosted his hopes of winning the fedex cup and a £7.amillion bonus by moving into the lead in the season—ending tour championship in atlanta. casey shot a five—under—par to move to 12 under going in to today's final round — two shots ahead of americans kevin kisner and xander chauffeur—lee. if he wins the tournament, casey could take the fedex title depending on where higher—ranked players finish. that is all the sport for today. not quite. a story you've been covering. we're taking a closer look at it. nfl story. us president donald trump is facing growing condemnation from the sports world after his criticism of nfl players. on friday, he said the national football league should fire players who protest during the us anthem. there's been a backlash from a number of high—profile players, including basketball star lebron james who openly criticised the president. this guy that

wigan returned to winning ways, after their challenge cup final defeat, with a 26—16 win over st helens two points. elsewhere, castleford won at huddersfield, and wakefield beat salford. there is a big day ahead in domestic cricket, as nottinghamshire can do the one—day double if they win the t20 blast. they have already won the 0ne—day cup this season, and face hampshire in one of today's t20 semi—finals. the winners will then meet either home side birmingham or glamorgan, the county, who are making their first appearance at finals day since 2004. after winning the quarterfinal at home, you know, last week, just seeing the smiles on people's faces, and sort of the levels ofjoy that we re and sort of the levels ofjoy that were around amongst our team and our squad, and then the fans as well, and just a good buzz around cricket in wales. so i think that will be absolutely fantastic. i know the quys absolutely fantastic. i know the guys will be having a good crack at it. we are in a great space as a squad, and i am sure we have a great chance. western storm are women's t20 champions after

wigan have boosted their play off hopes with a late victory against hull fc. the warriors a 30—22 victory. gloucester trying to protect their 100% records. a final word on owling. if you get a spare moment, just try it in your lounge today. it helped me with a hamstring. owling, i think it started in australia. just do it! just do it! just do it quickly. i can't promise any owl pellets! you are meant to post a picture of yourself doing this. you get extra kudos for doing it in unusual places. i think the brea kfast unusual places. i think the breakfast studio is unusual. it says in the trub uts paid tojimmy anderson that he practised owling at a test match in 2011. are you doing it properly? it seems easy. i've mastered it. i could stay here for hours. we will wait and watch, shall we? get the stopwatch on. the director says we have to move on. we can't unfortunately. no fun. no fun. just stay there. he fell! they are pieces of elegant victorian architecture protecting us from the often rather variable weather at britain's coastal resorts, but some have seen b

meanwhile, wigan are up to third, after a thrilling late victory against hull fc.the warriors a 30—22 victory. newcastle made it two wins from two in rugby union's premiership, with a dramatic late win over sale. after beating worcester on the opening weekend, a penalty try awarded just six minutes from time helped the falcons to a narrow 13—12 win. saracens, london irish, bath, and gloucester will hope to join newcastle on two wins this afternoon. it is a sport more commonly associated with middle age and a slower pace of life, not with young people drinking and socialising, but the festibowl event in london is hoping to change the perception of bowls. and, as i discovered, there is another way of spicing up the action. it was off with the shoes and socks. they may not know their burnt ends from theirjack hires just yet, at a new generation learning bowling lingo, tempted on to the green by a mix of music, drinks and a sense of freedom. until now, bowles may not have been seen as rock and roll but due to a new initiative, the public perception of this emblematic b

meanwhile wigan have boosted their play off hopes, with a late victory against hull fc.bateman gave the warriors a 30—22 victory. newcastle made it two wins from two in rugby union's premiership with a dramatic late win over sale after beating worcester on the opening weekend. a penalty try awarded just six minutes from time helped the falcons to a narrow 13—12 win. dan walker is not only in brighton on holiday, he is doing football focus. it's a sport more commonly associated with middle age and a slower pace of life, not with young people drinking and socialising. but the festibowl event in london is hoping to change the perception of bowls. and as i discovered, there's another way of spicing up the action. it was off with the shoes and socks. they may not know their burned ends from theirjack they may not know their burned ends from their jack highs they may not know their burned ends from theirjack highs yet, but a new generation are learning the bowling lingo, tempted on to the green by music and drinks. due to a new initiative the public perception of this emblemat

wigan returned to winning ways after their challenge cup final defeat with a 26—16 win over st helensd placed hull to just two points. elsewhere, castleford won at huddersfield and wakefield beat salford. mercedes are setting the pace in monza, ahead of the italian grand prix this weekend. valterri bottas, and lewis hamilton were quickest in practise yesterday bottas topped the second session, following hamilton, who wasjust ahead of him in first practice. hamilton's title rival sebastian vettel wasn't too far behind the pair. final practise and qualifying get underway later this morning. now most of us, will have played crazy golf maybe on holiday, but did you know if you're good enough, you can turn professional. the world championships took place in hastings earlier this summer and the british team leave for croatia this week for the world adventure golf masters. earlier this summer they came flocking to the home of crazy golf at hastings which has hosted the world championship for the last 15 years. it may not be st andrew's or erin hills even, but attention to detail is just the

meanwhile, wigan are up to third, after a thrilling late victory against hull fc. gave the warriors a 30—22 victory. newcastle made it two wins from two in rugby union's premiership, with a dramatic late win over sale. after beating worcester on the opening weekend, a penalty try awarded just six minutes from time helped the falcons to a narrow 13—12 win. saracens, london irish, bath, and gloucester will hope to join newcastle on two wins this afternoon. in the pro1li, leinster earned a bonus—point win over cardiff blues to go top of conference b. they scored three tries in eight second—half minutes, in a 37—9 victory. cardiff are bottom of conference a. edinburgh, meanwhile, made it two straight wins as well. scottish international sam hidalgo—clyne scored the pick of the tries as they beat dragons 35—18. sojimmy anderson joins a select bunch of international bowlers who have reached 500 test wickets for their national team. at the end of yesterday's play, jimmy had reached 501 for england. he will fancy his chances of catching west indies legend courtney walsh's