wigan warriors in in the wembley sun, rugby league's day to shine. ntriguing contest. again that could turn on something as small as the bounce of a ball. wigan were the first to read it right, john bateman with the opening score. the lesson then, don't let it bounce. fetuli talanoa didn't, and hull were ahead at half—time. on the other wing, mahe for no, he will leave hull at the end of the season. here he was leaving his legacy. the narrowest gap was all he needed for his second try. the gap on the scoreboard growing just a little wider. still, wigan have a proud wembley heritage. joe burgess's try adding extraordinary late drama. just a minute left and it was burgess again who thought he had won it, only for the referee to call a forward pass. inches in it, but for hull it was enough. on rugby league's biggest stage, once again it was the black and whites who shone the brightest. adam wild, bbc news. in adam wild, bbc news. rugby union... reigning world champions england have the chance to win back to back women's rugby world cups tonight — as they

league's super league a hat—trick for stevie ward helped leeds rhinos to a 32—16 victory over wigan warriorsor hull fc and huddersfield in the super eights and warrington in the qualifiers. he said he won't be contending in the end of. he said it was the only solution to make sure he can continue to compete at the top level of tennis. let's go back to the world athletics championships and 0lly foster at the london stadium. after a ll after all that flurry of excitement with mo farah passing through, passed our lives point career, i think things are quieting down. it has been a tremendous thing opening day of the world athletics championships. by morning session tomorrow, the start of the heptathlon and katarina thompson johnson to see what sort of shape she is unknown whether she can make that step up. i think it is worth reflecting on what has been a brilliant day, an unhappy usain bolt, an ecstatic mo farah. if we'll rewind a little bit, remember this is the first world athletics championship that will not have russia taking part. that blanket ban of their athletes in athletics programmes,

hull fc have won rugby league's challenge cup for the second successive season, after beating wigan warriorstwo of them for hull, as they won by 18—14. match of the day follows the news so if you don't want to know the results from today's premier league matches then you may want to look away now. manchester united maintained their 100% start to the season. goals from marcus rashford and marrouane fellani making it three league wins from three. a 97th minute winner from raheem sterling saw manchester city beat bournemouth 2—1. while newcastle secured their first win of the season against west ham. in the scottish premiership, callum mcgregor‘s late goal rescued a point for celtic as they came from behind to draw with stjohnstone. meanwhile, aberdeen maintained their winning start to the season thanks to adam rooney's header. lewis hamilton has equalled michael schumacher‘s all—time record of 68 formula 1 pole positions. the mercedes driver produced a sensational lap in qualifying and will start at the front of the grid in tomorrow's race, ahead of title rival sebastian vettel of ferrari. inj

one group of passengers that could be severely affected other fans of wigan warriors who play hull atoon. the kick—off is 3pm. sensibly the vast bulk of them decided not to take the train but took coaches from wigan down to london in the early hours of this morning. it is all part of network rail ‘s £130 million bank holiday upgrade programme and they say it is the biggest bank holiday upgrade programme they have ever carried out, with 1700 staff involved in the engineering works here in the north—west and in the south—east of england. you may ask why they choose a bank holiday weekend because it is particularly busy but the truth of the matter is bank holidays are not as busy as the usual operating days because it is august with not as many commuters travelling into railway stations. from the network rail point of view this is a good weekend to carry out the engineering work. not so good for passengers who wa nt to work. not so good for passengers who want to get somewhere and people have been travelling into wigan this weekend for a example the portsmouth fa ns weekend for a example

one group of passengers could have been severely affected, the fans of wigan warriors rugby league teamey in one hour. many of them were expecting to travel by rail but the message about the destruction got through and instead, they took coaches to the capital instead. there is some engineering upgrade work at other stations around here, bolton station is virtually all closed with trains diverted between manchester and preston as an upgrade ta kes pla ce manchester and preston as an upgrade takes place there. this is putting added pressure on these coast main line from the north—east down to london as passengers are told to go over to the east of the country to head down south towards london. good grief! spencer, thanks for that update. much more on the bbc news website if you are thinking of travelling today. north korea has fired three short—range ballistic missiles, according to the american military. two of the missiles failed in flight, the third blew up almost immediately after it was launched. the latest firings come during a joint us—south korea military exercise, which has been

of passengers this morning who could have been quite severely affected, and that's the fans of wigan warriorsal at wembley in one hour's time. many of them were expecting to travel by rail, but it seems the message about the disruption got through and instead, they took coaches to the capital instead. there is some engineering upgrade work happening at other stations around here, bolton station, for example, just a few miles away, is virtually all closed, with trains diverted between manchester and preston, as an upgrade takes place there. this is all putting added pressure on the east coast main line from the north—east down to london, as passengers are told to travel over to the east of the country, if they want to head down south towards london. a demonstration is being held in barcelona to denounce the terror attack last week which left 15 dead. king felipe willjoin the march at 6 o'clock local time this evening. 0ur correspondent tom burridge is in barcelona and told us there's a atmonsphere of defiance following the deadly attack. look at this and think about how many people have come h

one group of passengers could have been severely affected, the fans of wigan warriors rugby league teame hour. many of them were expecting to travel by rail but the message about the disruption got through and instead, they took coaches to the capital instead. there is some engineering upgrade work at other stations around here, bolton station is virtually all closed with trains diverted between manchester and preston as an upgrade takes place there. this is putting added pressure on these coast main —— on the east coast mainline from the north—east down to london as passengers are told to go over to the east of the country to head down south towards london. president donald trump has pardoned the controversial former arizona sheriff, jo arpaio. he had been convicted of criminal contempt after he defied a court order to stop traffic patrols targeting suspected immigrants. mr arpaio said the pardon was a great honour. he is a big supporter of law enforcement. i know it came from his heart. two years ago, i supported him at the first rally and i always said, regardless of the pardon, i wi

wigan. the warriors are hoping to be the first team to win the competition 20 times.that. we are here to win a cup final. the rest will ta ke are here to win a cup final. the rest will take care of itself. all the plaudits in the name of that will follow. —— or the plaudits and names will follow. we had a great trading week this week. if we do we practice and stick to the game plan, and make sure we have a clear head, we have a chance of getting literally. —— we have a chance of getting literally. — — warriors. we have a chance of getting literally. —— warriors. they will be a massive game for us. formula 1 returns this week after a massive break. lewis hamilton send a message to sebastian vettel. he was the fastest in practice today. tom clarkson was watching. formula 1 sprung back into life today. as befits a bank holiday weekend, the way they is playing a part. —— the weather is playing a part. and in this happen. rain this afternoon. there was a fast laps of a second training session. lewis hamilton was the fastest, which bodes well ahead ofa the fastest, which bo

it's a big day in ruby league as hull fc take on wigan warriors at wembley in the challenge cup final the making for both sides. hull are looking to retain the trophy, while wigan are aiming to secure it for the 20th time. we can talk now to former leeds rhinos and england captain kevin sinfield, who's in our london newsroom. you won back—to—back cup not so long ago, what is it going to take? -- cups. two teams steeped in history in the challenge. 23 winds between them. hull heartbeat them. hull —— in the challenge. 23 winds between them. hull —— have beaten wigan twice. it is going to be an absolute cracker. hull were seeminglyjinxed at wembley. they won't have to worry about that now? i think they might have been... i have lost five far north myself, hull will be free today. they will be relaxed and looking forward to it. i think we have got some really big game experience in there, guys who have won the trophy a number of times. i am really looking forward to getting out there. the fans are going to come out and make a real spectacle and a real occasion for the players. two key pla

leeds rhinos' hopes of a top four finish in super league were boosted with a 32—16 victory over wigan warriorsrack and a final goodbye to bolt. but how can their careers help inspire the next generation? i went to meet up with some children on an estate in london giving athletics a go for the very first time. sprinting for the summer. this is not your typical athletics venue, but that these young people it is the stage and it is right on the doorstep. i'm in west london with these young people who have seen the stars on the screen and now they are going to try the sport up for themselves. who better to give some tips than a european gold medallist. you can meet new friends from the state that they probably would not have met on a normal day and something like this encourages and to communicate with each other, make it fun to communicate with each other, make itfun and to communicate with each other, make it fun and enjoyable. what kind of activities have we got going on today? i saw some javelin throwing and they seem pretty good at it. we have relays going on. we have a hurdle relay earlier w

leeds rhinos' hopes of a top four finish in super league were boosted with a 32—16 victory over wigan warriors goodbye to bolt. but how can their careers help inspire the next generation? i went to meet up with some children on an estate in london giving athletics a go for the very first time. sprinting for the summer. this is not your typical athletics venue, but for these young people it is the stage and it is right on the doorstep. i'm in west london with these young people who have seen the stars on the screen and now they are going to try the sport up for themselves. who better to give some tips than a european gold medallist. you can meet new friends from the estate that they probably would not have met on a normal day and something like this encourages and to communicate with each other, make it fun and enjoyable. what kind of activities have we got going on today? i saw some javelin throwing and they seemed pretty good at it. we have relays going on. we had a hurdle relay earlier which i took part in. did they beat you? most of them did. they are quick kids. as you can see, they have t

final tomorrow at wembley with hull fc ticking on wigan, halla looking to retain the traffic they won following a thrilling victory last year but the warriorsst side to win the competition 20 times. become the first side to win the competition 20 timesli become the first side to win the competition 20 times. i think of all the talk of dynasty ‘s, we are coming here to win a cup final. that is what we want to do and all the rest of that will take care of itself. all the plaudits and the names will follow. not overconfident. we have a lot of respect for hull but we have had a great trading week. the players have done well and if we do what we have practice and stick to the game plan, make sure we have a clear head, we did not have a chance. formula 1 returns after is mid—season break and lewis hamilton has sent an earlier message to sebastien vettel. the mercedes driver was fastest in second practice today before the customary belgian weatherboard early end to proceedings. tom clarkson was watching. formula 1 sprung back into life here. and as befits a bank holiday weekend in the uk, the weather is playing its part. bright sunshine this morni

wigan. hull are looking to retain the trophy they won after a thrilling victory last year, but the warriorsies, we haven't built it up like that. we have come here to win, all the rest will take care of itself. the names will follow. we will be going out to win and that is all. not overconfident. we have a lot of respect but we have a great training week, the players have acquitted them well. if we do what we practised, with the structure and game plan, make sure we have a clear head, we have a chance of having a massive one. it's the world triathlon series event in stockholm this weekend — jonny brownlee will be there, as willjodie stimp—son and jessica lear—month. who better to preview that for us than the olympic bronze medallist vicky holland, whojoins me now on the sportsday sofa. welcome. you're currently out injured — just bring us up to speed on that and when we might see you back in action. i picked up a calf injury in may, it's quite complex, i have to sideline this season. but i've met the qualification for the commonwealth games next year so that the focus. it's just over a year

wigan this afternoon. for one of the most prized pieces of silverware in the sport. hull are looking to retain the trophy after that thrilling victory against warrington last year, their first wembley win. the warriorsclub. victory for them would be their 20th. the match starts at 3.00pm and is on bbc one. football, and in the premier league bournemouth and manchester city are playing in the early kick off. bournemouth hadn't scored a goal this season going into this game, but look at this for a strike. fullback charlie daniels with an early contender for goal of the season, making it 1—0. but city have struck back. they left sergio aguero on the bench for this game, their other striker gabrieljesus has scored the equaliser. 1—1 at the vitality stadium going towards half time. you can keep up to date with that game and all of today's sport on the bbc sport website, including formula 1 qualifying. that has just started for tomorrow's belgian grand prix. that's all on our website. that's all from the bbc sport centre for now you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6.30pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with geeta guru

wigan this afternoon. for one of the most prized pieces of silverware in the sport. hull are looking to retain the trophy after that thrilling victory against warrington last year, their first wembley win. the warriors would be their 20th. the match starts at 3.00pm and is on bbc one. the summer transfer window shuts next thursday, we've seen some massive signings, neymar leaving barcelona for paris st germain for £200 million tops them all, but how about this on the offical real madrid twitter feed early this morning that caught everyone by surprise? welcome messi, seeming to announce the barca superstar as a new arrival. far fetched? well, it is. hackers were behind the spoof and they followed that up with posts about how bad real‘s internet security is, but not before the original post had gone viral with 27,000 retweets. plenty of football over the weekend, manchester united and huddersfield will be looking to make it three wins out of three. united are at home to leicester, newly promoted huddersfield host southampton. the lunchtime kick—off is on the south coast, bournemouth are yet to pick up a point and have got a tough match against manchester city in just over an hour. so much sport going

wigan this afternoon. for one of the most prized pieces of silverware in the sport. hull are looking to retain the trophy after that thrilling victory against warrington last year, their first wembley win. the warriorstalk externally, greatness and dynasties and all that, we haven't built it up like that. we're coming here to win a cup final, that's what we want to do, all the rest of it will take care of itself. all the plaudits and the names will follow. we're going to win, that is the be all and end all. very, very assured, not overconfident. we have a lot of respect for hull. but we've had a great training week this week. the players are acquitting themselves very, very well. if we do what we've practiced, and we've stuck to the game plan, make sure we've got a clear head, we have a chance of getting a trophy, but it's going to be a massive one for us. plenty of football over the weekend. manchester united and huddersfield will be looking to make it three wins out of three three in the premier league. united are at home to leicester, newly promoted huddersfield to southampton. the lunchtime kick off is on the south coast. bournemouth are yet to pick up coast. bournemouth are yet to pick upa poin