in a world rugby statement... e and finger—pointing, the overriding point is as time passes, then we can assess where it can leave scotland project world cup campaign. andy burke, bbc news, yokohama. ireland are in action tomorrow morning and they will qualify for the quarters if they beat samoa. and that is the only match that goes ahead tomorrow. they are of course a long way from the path of the typhoon. but they are worried about the state of that pitch. it has been relayed but so was sleek, you can actually hide a ball underneath it. organisers have said that it is safe. they told us an e—mail... both teams, we knew that they had to relay the pitch but we obviously went out and had an inspection, we have been given assurances by world rugby that it is safe to play on and that's all we can ask for. i do not want to predict anything 01’ cause any more controversy but we just try to back the players, trust that the pitch will do its job at this stage, trying to alleviate any concerns while we are out there. then

these mostly l g b t players are making a statement to the greater rugby playing world. who are here clear and ready to take on anyone. i honestly think rugby is such an inclusive sport so welcoming a club welcomes any age any religion any race any sexual orientation so i think rugby just has the ethics and the morals of what we stand for now that's all well and good inclusive welcoming ethics but in fact world rugby while it's taking steps toward greater inclusive it. is taking its time fighting homophobia. what mine i'd like to see more of the home unions. really step up and say we will. back you up we will we will be behind you we have currently we only have 5 home unions that have signed a memorandum of understanding that says they will combat homophobia in sport 5. world rugby has more than 100 member countries so the battle will rage on for these players not all of them l g b t though the clubs take in all who want to play and they take on many many clubs that have never encountered a gay team. but going out on the pitch and then. the 1st time that he went against t

we don't know what is going to happen and world rugby have said there will bea and world rugby have saidn at 6am tomorrow, japanese time, and a decision shortly after that. if it is cancelled, that potentially could mean scotland heading home. if ireland win this game, as they are expected to do, then a cancellation would see scotland return home, and a cancellation would mean they'd get two points not enough to see them through so they're desperate for this game to go ahead and they have been quite critical of world rugby for, in their eyes, not having more ofa for, in their eyes, not having more of a contingency plan, not being prepared to play the game on a different day all move it to a different day all move it to a different part of the country outside of the path of the typhoon. world rug by outside of the path of the typhoon. world rugby say, look, they need to treat all teams fairly, they didn't move england's game with france and they didn't do the same with the new zealand and italy game and there was something writing on that game so they have tried to be fair to all teams an

it's important for the world rugby too.d kingdom and france. it is very important we retain and increase that momentum as we go forward and we have to provide opportunities for the japanese rugby to play against top teams and to keep massaging that audience that is so keen now in rugby that were not really in existence before. that's the ceo of world rugby brett gosper, talking to mariko 0i. you have been watching newsday. i'm ben bland in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. it will be an exciting week in a semifinal match up. stay with us. ina hurry? soon there could be help from above as singapore's first air taxis take their maiden flights. who are you supporting for the rugby semifinals? just like you, the previous hour i'm sure all teams really have a chance at that rugby world cup trophy. it will be exciting i'm sure between new zealand and england. what match i will be going to watch. we will see. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of the us gymnast sensation and olympic champion simone

there is a growing disagreement between scottish rugby and world by between scottish rugby and world sappointing. i will have more from both sides of the argument at 330. -- more from both sides of the argument at 330. —— world rugby have described that. a little bit soggy to say the least. a lot of rain and well it will not be raining everywhere all the time this weekend, any brain that does come will be pulling on wet ground. they felt forecast plus the latest in a typhoon heading towards japan all coming upjust typhoon heading towards japan all coming up just before typhoon heading towards japan all coming upjust before half typhoon heading towards japan all coming up just before half past. also coming up... return to britain. hello, everyone, this is afternoon live. our top story this afternoon: counter terror police are leading the investigation after a stabbing incident at the arndale shopping centre in manchester. the centre was evacuated after police say three people were stabbed and taken to hospital with stab wounds. a fourth person was also hurt. a man in his 40's has been

it's important for the world rugby too.nited kingdom and france. it is very important we retain and increase that momentum as we go forward and we have to provide opportunities for the japanese rugby to play against top teams and to keep massaging that audience that is so keen now in rugby that were not really in existence before. what is your plan to take the world cup to other countries? can they make the same impact? i think it gives us the courage to make decisions like the one that was me ten years ago. that was made ten years ago. there is no question the resilience, the size, the scale and globalness of a world cup means that the number of markets you can take it to now have increased. and of course this being a strong commercial market, the windfall is great for sport, and for us to invest back in the sport. there are other markets like the united states which have shown some interest which could be, now given this experience, very viable propositions in the future. and who knows? eventually one day back in asia wit

points in a victory against them japan would go through to their 1st ever world cup quarter final and japan just isn't a rugby nation it's a football nation it's a baseball nation it's never been a ripping nation their real breakthrough in terms of performance came 4 years ago at the world cup in england where they beat south africa and that game wasn't broadcast by a single japanese channel now here in japan in 2019 you can't move for the world cup it's everywhere all the japan much is that i've been to have been sellouts the crowds have been incredible this country has fall in love with rugby and getting through to a 1st quarter final would be massive for them would be massive for the expansion of the game ok we'll leave it there for now but we'll catch up with paul after that. also disrupted formula one action of the japanese grand prix on saturday but qualifying and the race to go ahead on sunday were sadie's valtteri bottas won his 3rd title of the season on the fantastic day for the german team in suzuka event took advantage of more ferrari blunders as he finished ahead a cool sitter sebastian vettel an

world beach games. top stories... scotland looking at their legal options with the threat of theirfinal their legal options with the threat of their final rugbye shutting down the oregon project, mo farah has defended his six year association with alberto salazar. have a great weekend. it has been a wet pitch across many areas recently with more rain to come this weekend. overnight, most of the rain is continuing across southern parts of england. further north the showers are easing off. the winds will be dropping overnight so quite chilly for the northern half of the uk with double figures further south. more rain to come at times across southern parts of england, some rain perhaps moving into south wales and the south midlands. elsewhere, sunshine to enjoy with a few showers in the north and west of scotland. a cooler day in southern areas underneath the rain. it may brighten up a touch in the afternoon but under the rain temperatures struggling. this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7. five people are injured in a knife attack in the arndale shopping centre, in manchester. counter terrorism police are investigating and have

injury, kolbe is the most exhilarating talents and world rug by is the most exhilarating talents and world rugbynd have a pretty good record when it comes to world cup finals, played 21—2, they wanted 2007 when they beat england in the final. england by contrasted only one the world cup once in 2003 but let's hear from one of the stars of that will cup winning team.|j let's hear from one of the stars of that will cup winning team. i don't think i had seen a game plan implemented as well from the first minute to the last minute as that was. so you have to hope that he has got something else up his sleeve and the good news for england fans is he understands the african mindset, he has been an assistant coach in the world cup and he knows what he is doing andi world cup and he knows what he is doing and i am very impressed with his contributions. the count down is very nearly complete, just one more day of preparations and on saturday, it is england against south africa in the world cup finals. can eddie jones team lift rugby unions greatest price? well, as andy swiss mentioned, south africa have b

wait for news on the fitness of billy vunipola while an incoming typhoon threatens this weekend's rugby worldup matches. hello and welcome to sportsday. in most sports if you were taking over a team that was already world champions you'd think that the only from there was down, but not with english cricket. chris silverwood, the new head coach of the men's team, will know that there is plenty of room for improvement. this summer the one—day world cup victory was followed by a drawn ashes campaign which saw austrlaia retain the urn. but what do we know about the man who'll be leading the team in theirforthcoming tour of new zealand? well, before he was an england coach, he was an england player. it was never an exceptional stint in international cricket — he played only six tests. but he's enjoyed success as coach. he led essex to the county championship title two years ago. during his time at chelmsford his record was unblemished: two seasons, two trophies — promotion one year, the title the next. and he will be a familar face in the england set up — he's been the bowling coach for the past t

we don't want to criticise world rugby.ut in the competition, and being timed out is not a comfortable place to be, and it is collateral damage that's going to be... scotland will be collateral damage, and it's not something that we're prepared to sit back and take. "a wake—up call" — that's how manager gareth southgate's descibed england's first defeat in a qualifier for ten years. they lost 2—1 to the czech republic in prague, despite taking the lead through harry's kane's early penalty. if england had won the match, they would have qualified for euro 2020 with three games to spare. england have another qualifier, against bulgaria in sofia, on monday. in terms of a wake—up call, i think we've had a lot of plaudits. i think we've had a lot of plaudits. i think we've always maintained that there isa we've always maintained that there is a lot of work to be done to be a really top team. i think tonight was clear evidence of that. we have to respond in the right way. the super league grand final takes place later today, salfo

and coming up in the sport — the rugby world cup could be the rugby world cup could be in peril.her. it isa it is a warm front so we will see milderaircoming ourway it is a warm front so we will see milder air coming our way and some showers behind it as well. as we go through the evening and overnight, that same band of rain will make it across the rest of scotland, putting into the northern isles. another band of rain in england and into wales and this one could be quite potent, producing quite heavy rain in nota potent, producing quite heavy rain in not a lot of time with surface water and spray around and the risk of localised flooding from this particular band even into tomorrow. tomorrow across southern england and wales it will be gusty, with winds of up to 45 mph and more than that locally. the rain sweeps south leaving drier and brighter weather behind with showers in the north and west. hello. this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: turkey continues a military offensive against kurdish forces in northern syria after the us withdraws its troops from the area

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let's stop the rugby world cup now. —— let's talk. england vs france and new zealand are off, scotland's crucial match against hosts japan tomorrow is on as it stands. ireland play samoa in fukuoka later this morning and katie gornall‘s there for us. katie, your game is going ahead, so i assume you are katie, your game is going ahead, so i assume you are a katie, your game is going ahead, so i assume you are a fair distance away from the worst of it? we are at that 700 miles south—west of tokyo. even though there were initial fears at the start of the week the typhoon could be coming here since a change course we are away from the worst of it and we are preparing for rugby as you can see. the talk in the build—up to this match has not been about the typhoon, it has been about the state of the pitch. we in ireland training yesterday and eve ryo ne ireland training yesterday and everyone on the touchline could not believe how patchy loot. the players went out, they put their fingers underneath the turf, lifting up sections, chris farrel

england reach the final of the rugby world cup — with a stunning win against defending champions newealand in yokohama. that's how we thought i would play and we hope they would play and they did. everything the dup leader, everything arlene foster, vows to keep opposing borisjohnson‘s brexit deal unless changes are made. we will not give support to the government when we believe they are behaving fundamentally wrong. millions of californians face having their power cut, as the state battles a surge in wildfires. and coming up in half an hour, talking movies looks at the reworking of the david copperfield story. police have charged a man with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people, after 39 bodies were discovered in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. maurice robinson, the 25—year—old driver, will appear at chelmsford magistrates‘ court on monday. severalfamilies in vietnam have contacted the bbc, fearing relatives are among the dead. a fifth person wanted by police has been arrested in dublin. jon donnison reports. this morning, at tilbury docks, more bodies

world champions! well before we go, let's get back to the big story in town. that rugbyis england pair, well, they weren't afraid to show their emotions. it is here in hinckley rugby club when manu tuilagi arrived and

coming up on this programme: a storm in 3 rugby world cup.wo matches are cancelled — with more injeopardy as japan braces itself for a super typhoon this weekend. belgium thrash san marino — and become the first team to qualify for next year's european championship finals. history is made in iran as women are allowed to attend a football match for the first time in forty years. we start at the rugby world cup where tournament organisers have been defending their decision to cancel two of the weekend's matches— because of typhoon hagibis which is due to hit the tokyo area on saturday. a decision on the crucial pool a game, betweenjapan and scotland, won't be made until the morning of the game on sunday. world rugby say the safety of players and spectators is the priority. the decision to cancel these matches has not been taken lightly and has been made with the best interests of team, public, tournament and volunteer team, public, tournament and volu nteer safety team, public, tournament and volunteer safety is a priority based on the expert a

the world wheelchair rugby challenge is also reaching its climax in tokyo with japan's rio 2016 bronze medalists chasing qualification for their home paralympics in 2020 repeat suddenly a magic word in a country that has barely followed any form of the game until now. japan's 15

england reach the final of the rugby world cup with a stunning win against defending champions new zealand in yokohama. celebrations across the country as they beat the all blacks in the tournament for the first time. and the dup leader arlene foster vows to keep opposing borisjohnson‘s brexit deal unless changes are made. millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a man has been arrested who is "of interest" to police investigating the deaths of the 39 people discovered in a refrigerated truck in essex on wednesday. irish police say they have detained a man in his 20s at dublin port. four suspects remain in custody. all 39 bodies have been recovered but police say they cannot confirm the identity of the victims or speculate about their nationalities, although it appears several of them may be vietnamese. the vietnamese prime minister has ordered government officials to help establish the identities of the victims and to look into cases of

england reach the final of the rugby world cup with a stunning win against defending champions new zealand in yokohama. that's how we thought they were going to play and we hoped they'd play, and they did. the dup leader arlene foster vows to keep opposing borisjohnson‘s brexit deal unless changes are made. we will not give support to the government when we believe they are fundamentally wrong and acting in a way that is detrimental to northern ireland and taking us in the wrong direction. millions of californians face having their power cut as the state battles a surge in wildfires. and coming up at half past six, sportsday will bring you up to date with all of today's premier league results. hello and welcome to bbc news. police have charged a man with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people after 39 bodies were discovered in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. maurice robinson, the 25—year—old driver, will appear at chelmsford magistrates‘ court on monday. severalfamilies in vietnam have contacted the bbc, fearing relatives are among the dead. a fifth person want

what we do know is that world rugby — the governing body — will provide us with the latest update atkyo. until then, things are in limbo with several possibilities. reschedule or switch location — a move to oita in the south has been explored today — this is now looking unlikely we believe. if a match can't take place at all, then it would be cancelled and the teams would both be awarded two points. this wouldn't have a material impact on england's group — remember they play france on saturday when the typhon is due to make landfall — but a cancelleation would have an impact on pool a — with that scotland—japan showdown on sunday in pool a. —— a cancellation. -- a cancellation. there will be an update at 4am our time. still to come on sportsday... mental wellbeing — arsenal defender emma mitchell opens up for the first time on her experiences and calls for others to feel comfortable to do the same. i want to make it a normal thing that people can have a conversation about. and boxerjosh warrington tries out a different sort of defence ahead of his bout against a french challenger at

he's had one of the standout performances of england's rugby world cup campaign, but rugby hasn't alwayseen kyle sinckler‘s passion. known as the ‘bad boy‘ of the sport, he went to a school that didn't teach rugby, and grew up playing football instead and now he's just three days away from playing in the rugby world cup final against south africa, as natalie pirks reports. he's england's battering ram. the hard—hitting prop dubbed the tooting train, whose speed and force have made him a standout star injapan. but kyle sinckler‘s route to the world cup final has been far from conventional. he was always full on, you know, full on. it's almost like, "give the ball to kyle!" nigel coached him here at battersea ironsides from the age of eight. for a sport rooted in public school privilege, there was no silver spoon. single—mum donna raised kyle on a south london estate where he attended a local comprehensive. how important is it that someone like him came from a state school? do you know what, i think if you had a richter scale or something he would be at the top of the list, that somebody f

rugby. they have enjoyed some classic encounters of the years in by classic encounters of the years in rug by worlders of the years in rugby world cup. won't be going home of the other will be progressing to the semifinals against either new zealand or ireland. you'll find out at 815 in the morning on saturday morning. ireland have named an experienced squad, to take on new zealand — in their quarterfinal on saturday morning, 12 of the starting 15 began last year's famous victory over the all blacks in dublin, with peter o'mahony and rob kearney being restored to the team. head coachjoe schmidt spoke today, about why he thinks that experience is key. there is a number of those players with in there that have contributed to the history. they went over the all blacks the first time and milestones along the way, i love those players there were selected in austria last summer were in south africa the summer before but we won in cape town. so the accumulation of those experiences hopefully will build confidence because you need to have some belief. the boxing world is coming to terms with the death of 2

all other world cups have either been southern hemisphere or one from each hemisphere. for us, it would be great for northern hemisphere rugbyn the final. is there a danger that england might have peaked too early? because if you beat the world champions, that is obviously going to be a big day for all of the players. they have end guts the build themselves up again for the final. it is eddie jones's responsibility now to keep the players' feet on the floor. everybody will tell them they are favourites now. having beaten the all blacks, this england team are the best team in the world, they are the best team in the world, they are the best team in the world, they are the best thing since sliced bread, and it is up to eddiejones to keep their feet and it is up to eddiejones to keep theirfeet on and it is up to eddiejones to keep their feet on the floor. because whoever they play next is going to note that they are the team that beat the all blacks, and they are going to be preparing very, very ha rd to going to be preparing very, very hard to make sure that they don't suffer the same fate. so england have to keep their heads

huge game, rugby world cup. england...i hope they replicate it against south africa's. really exciting, 2003 was close but this one, i think they're going to do it, i really do! i hope so! i am showing my bias there! thank you very much, andi my bias there! thank you very much, and i will see you soon on the briefing. hello. well, most of us on wednesday are in for fine weather, bright to even clear skies, but feeling on the nippy side. that easterly breeze is making its presence felt. the temperatures slightly below the average for the time of year. the south—west of the country, different story here. in fact, it's been overcast and damp for the last 2a hours or more and that's how it will remain through the course of wednesday, so we have a weather front that's basically stalled across the south—west of the country, so that means slightly milder conditions here but some outbreaks of rain for cornwall and for devon. you can see nine degrees at 6am on wednesday, whereas the clearer skies in northern england and scotland by

england reach the final of the rugby world cup, with a stunning win against defending champions new zealand in yokohama. celebrations across the country as they beat the all blacks in the tournament for the first time. and the dup leader arlene foster vows to keep opposing borisjohnson‘s brexit deal unless changes are made. we will not give support to the government may believe they are fundamentally wrong and acting a nyway fundamentally wrong and acting anyway that is detrimental to northern ireland and taking us on the wrong direction. and the older people living with eating disorders, more on this and other stories with victoria derbyshire in half an hour. police say they've now recovered all 39 bodies discovered in a refrigerated truck in essex. they say they cannot confirm the identity of the victims, or speculate about their nationalities, although it appears several of them may be vietnamese. the vietnamese prime minister has ordered government officials to help establish the identities of the victims and to look into cases of vietnamese citizens sent abroad illegally. in the past f

and that you up—to—date with the rugby world cup.s last night! but still a busy day in the premier league, with all the results, here's joe lynskey. yeah, leicester cith the latest surprise contenders to emerge in a title race after that result last night which we'll look back on shortly. but the side looking to close the gap on the league leaders today were the champions manchester city. they had to battle hard at home to aston villa, and it didn't all go their way, but this 3—0 win takes them to within three points of liverpool who play tomorrow. with the story at the etihad, patrick gearey reports. you forgive manchester city for being able to fidgety. they began saturday third, six points behind liverpool but then they weathered such storms before. they were gritting their teeth in the first half. aston villa asked some awkward questions of the goalkeeper than the referee and the video referees. no penalty here. at times, city had over elaborated so seconds after the break, they made the equation is simple for that one pass, one

england against france is called off at the rugby world cup with a typhoon set to hit japan at the rugby hagibis? this is a big and powerful storm. drifting its ways northwards to japan, still a very strong typhoon. we will talk about saturday's wet and windy forecast but also look forward to sunday for the scotland game. also coming up — something to chew on from england's outgoing chief medical officer: a proposal to prevent childhood obesity — by banning snacking on trains and buses. hello, everyone — this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. there have been reports of fierce clashes in northeast syria as turkey continues its major offensive against kurdish fighters, whom they regard as terrorists. hospital and security sources say three people including a child have been reportedly killed in mortar fire from syria into a turkish border town. the turks say they've hit more than 180 targets in air and artillery strikes since the attack began yesterday. tens—of—thousands are said to have fled the assault. the us secretary of state mike pompeo has been defending president trump's surpris

coming up on this programme: a storm in a rugby world cup.aces itself for a super typhoon this weekend. belgium thrash san marino — and become the first team to qualify for next year's european championship finals. history is made in iran as women are allowed to attend a football match for the first time in forty years. we start at the rugby world cup where tournament organisers have been defending their decision to cancel two of the weekend's matches— because of typhoon hagibis which is due to hit the tokyo area on saturday. a decision on the crucial pool a game, betweenjapan

the all blacks, new zealand are the superpower of world rugby and have been for the best part of a decadefirst time they have lost a match at a world cup ini2 years. they have lost a match at a world cup in 12 years. england had never beaten them in a world cup match. they had come close in other games over the past few years. they lost bya over the past few years. they lost by a single point last year. but there was always a sense that the all blacks had something over england. if england to dismantle them in the way that they have. make no mistake, 19—7 flatters new zealand. england could and should have won even more. they had a couple of tries disallowed. it was an emphatic victory by england. as you say, they are now into their first world cup final since 2007. of course, famously they want in australia in 2003. got to the final in 2007 in as i say, they have had a choppy few years. they struggled at times last year. but they have found theirform at times last year. but they have found their form at the perfect time. wales or south africa will be in the final next weekend. after this

world cup, rings that bring you massive revenue. look at how the nikkei has formed have because of the rugby world cup and they have the rugby world cup—— performed. you can't say twitter has shown a positive attitude towards this, it will affect their bottom line because the other guys are going to do it. we will see what happens because it affects their bottom line, but is it necessary to enable elections to be free and fair? there is so much misinformation in social media, that's not political advertising, so that's not what's being discussed here. the financial times, we have talked about the fed, but they have another article within about christine lagarde, who i said was the head of the international monetary fund earlier, european central bank. that's what she was. she has a newjob. she is already vocalising her opinion that some governments, germany, denmark, others, need to spend money to get their economies going. if you have a criticism of mario draghi, who had done a fantasticjob since 2011 balancing the economic problems of 27 countries, together with independent advice on monetary and fiscal policy, is that he didn't act

they are japan at the rugby world cup. they a re left japan at the rugby world cup.are left to reflect on their early exit with a line—up not complete which includes japan. they will be accessing the file out and what that could mean for the future in just a moment but first patrick cast his eye over the teams. if chris white is escape is an event where we could it be more completely threading resell. japanese inhibition left at home on the streets there were people transformed. the joy at beating scotland to reach a first world cup quarterfinal felt all the martini because of the sorrow the previous day when a0 people were killed by the typhoon. south africa awaits but it's helped now turning to expectation injapan and has that changed the dynamic? we got to the quarterfinals and we've got nothing to lose now. no one expects us to wina game to lose now. no one expects us to win a game i think but we believe and we will go out there and play as well as he can. it's a mark of how japan have disrupted the old order but even new zealand they are japan have disrupted the

a busy time, already two rugby world cup matches called off tomorrow and scotla nd cup matches calledd their must win game againstjapan on sunday is going to follow. they are looking at their legal options to have the game postponed. world rugby say they are disappointed and have pointed to the contract disappointed and have pointed to the co ntra ct of disappointed and have pointed to the contract of participation which the scots are signed up to which states that pool matches cannot be moved and any cancellation will result in and any cancellation will result in a drawn game. that would see scotla nd a drawn game. that would see scotland failed to qualify for the quarterfinals. the sru say that cancelling their match would go against the sporting integrity of the tournament. there is a massive broadcast audience worldwide and we have an obligation to our fans, sponsors and partners to make sure we explore every avenue. we don't want to get into a legal arm wrestle with world by, into a legal arm wrestle with world rugby, we don't want to criticise them but we believe we are being tu

world championships. welcome to the programme. 2a hours ago, japan was being battered by one of the worst typhoons in a generation and we didn't even know if their final rugby world cup game aganst scotland would go ahead. well go ahead it did and they produced a memorable victory that their coach said was motivated by all those affected by the storm. it finished 28—21 in yokohama and its where our correspondent andy swiss sent us this report. what a match and what to win but thousands of japan fans, their what a match and what to win but thousands ofjapan fans, their side through to the world cup water finals for the very first time. remember, scotland had to win to have any chance of qualifying and they got up to the perfect start when finn russell scored an early try the japan hit back. three superb tries before halftime, some stunning running rugby and they led by 21 points. after halftime, second try of the match, japan led 28—7, the match seemed as good as over. but then scotland scored two quick tries of their own. to make it 28 — 21 with 20 minutes left. it was a nailbiting finish to the match, japan held on for the victory through to the knockout s

the storm has also already prompted two rugby world cup matches to be called off. urrently staying in the city of yokohama. 0bviously obviously you are very much hoping that tomorrow's obviously you are very much hoping that tomorrow‘s scotland— obviously you are very much hoping that tomorrow's scotland— japan game is going to get the go—ahead. what are you thinking is going to happen? yes, we're just totally not sure at the moment. we have to wait for the storm to hit, pass, and then assess what the damage is tomorrow. but one way or another we hope the game gets played. it will be very disappointing for us to go out of the world cup due to the game being cancelled for the weather. so fingers crossed all round, really. mark, i know you have travelled a long way to be there and it is such a special occasion. i guess you have to be mindful that the japanese authorities are making decisions on the basis of safety. it is as simple as that, really, isn't it? la mac absolutely. we have to put it into perspective. it is disappointing that games could be cancelled, but th

nicejuxtaposition that location was amazing and it was a nice juxtaposition with the world cup, the world cup rugby i was going to say, japan are on such a role, they just had going to say, japan are on such a role, theyjust had that event that you mentioned, we are in the thick of the world cup rugby and next year it is the olympics. it couldn't be better and looking at it from a television perspective, and i think what we were just saying they're about how important television rights money is to support regardless of what goes on with the bacon butties and pubs and grandstands, it's all about television money, you've got to say that having an event injapan potentially, if you exclude north america for the rugby and you always should be because they are not into by, should be because they are not into rugby, it is a perfect venue for television because we've got it in the morning, they've got it in the evening, it takes in south africa, and that's why i think this is so big now. do you think rugby has to give up on the us because japan didn't have a huge interest in rugby five or ten years ago but

it means japan has qualified for the quarter finals of the rugby world cup for the very first time.te to those who lost their lives in the storm. britain's prime minister borisjohnson says there is still a "significant amount of work" to do to reach a brexit deal before the uk is due to leave the european union at the end of this month. uk and eu officials will resume talks on monday. the women's world marathon record has been broken by the kenyan runner, brigid kosgei. she knocked more than a minute off the previous best time, completing the chicago marathon in two hours, 14 minutes and four seconds. china's president xijinping has issued a stern warning against dissent, as protests continue in hong kong. he says that any attempt to divide china will end in "crushed bodies and shattered bones". several peaceful hong kong rallies turned into clashes between riot police and protesters on sunday. the authorities say one officer was injured when he was slashed in the neck. nick beake reports. with no organised mass rally in hong kong today, the hard—core took matters into their own han

england reach the final of the rugby world cup, with a stunning win against the all blacks in yokohama. cheering. celebrations across the country and injapan as they record their first victory over new zealand in the tournament's history. that was incredible. absolutely incredible, from start to finish they were all over them. police investigating the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in essex continue to question four people as details emerge of messages believed to have been sent by a woman inside. ministers push boris johnson's case for a general election, accusing jeremy corbyn of being "scared of the outcome". when theresa may was prime minister, or he would talk about and one of the things he talked about co nsta ntly the things he talked about constantly was this need for a general election and now he seems to have changed his mind. and dup leader arlene foster is expected to underline her opposition to the proposed brexit deal in a speech to her party's conference in belfast. hello and welcome to bbc news. england are through to the final of the rugby world cup after beating defen

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carlos yulo winning the philippines' first gold medal in world gymnastics at the championships in germany. so as we've hearing japan has reached the rugbya match that went ahead despite the typhoon. it's the first time ever that japan has gone beyond the tournament's group stages, and the first ever asian team to progress so far. japan will now play south africa in tokyo next sunday. i'm joined now by dan orlowitz, sports journalists for the japan times in tokyo. good to see you. let's begin. just how special was that victory today forjapan? it was absolutely historic. it will go down as one of the greatest moments injapanese sporting history, for the blossoms to have made this incredible accomplishment at home in front of a very supportive home cloud, with the backdrop of the typhoon that passed by us just backdrop of the typhoon that passed by usjust one backdrop of the typhoon that passed by us just one day ago. it was absolutely unforgettable. the match itself was fantastic. amazing rugby on display. and now it is on to the quarter—finals, which is a place we've never been before. be honest, is there anywhere —— anyway you would hav

the defending champions and world number ones new zealand will have to contend with a third place play off in the rugby dominant display from head coach eddiejones's side — winning 19 points to 7. our sports editor dan roan was watching. they came into this match as underdogs and ended it as top dogs. four years ago, england were humiliated in home soil in their own world cup when they crashed out in the group stage and in the wake of that failure, the re —— they invested heavily and they cast the coach with bringing the pride back into english rugby and reaching the semifinals at this tournament. his team have dethroned the superpowers of world rugby, the all blacks. this ends a run of six defeats against them. the last time the they beat the —— was in 2012. they will play either wales or south africa but after a performance and a win that will never be forgotten, they now know that they were going to that final as firm favourites. it's the first time new zealand have lost a game at the world cup for 12 years. the third place play off next friday will be head coach steve hansen's final game in charge.

we do not want to criticise world rugby but we do believe you're being turned down in this competitiona ble being turned down is not a comfortable place to be and it is collateral damage that we are not going to sit back and take. qualifying for the borders if they beat samoa, that is the only metric the gazette tomorrow. they are a long way from the path of the typhoon but they are worried about the state of the pitch. it had to be relayed, so loosely that you can hide a ball underneath it. 0rganisers have assured the teams that it 0rganisers have assured the teams thatitis 0rganisers have assured the teams that it is safe. they told us in an e—mail, both teams that we had to redo the pitch, so we are beginning orders by world rugby —— being given orders. we do not want to more controversy at this stage and we just want to bake the players to trust that the pitch will do its job and we are trying to alleviate any concerns as just a matter of waiting and seeing. they leave the italian open after a second round of 65, shooting an incredible seven birdies to lead by a shot of ten under p

world, down from a career high of third last year. vinolas will play roger federer in the second round. the rugbytuesday, when south africa take on canada in pool b. the springboks need to win to guarantee their spot in the last 16. head coach rassie erasmus has made 13 changes to his side, but captain siya kolisi remains in the team. the flanker has been responding to questions on how he feels, being south africa's first black captain at a world cup. iamjust i am just very happy that i'm captain, and being the first black is not something that comes to my mind. i'mjust is not something that comes to my mind. i'm just really happy to be captain, it's a huge privilege. and for anybody who comes from a community or any community, ijust wa nt to community or any community, ijust want to represent all of them, representing the whole of south africa. an air of unpredictability hangs over the final pool matches of the rugby world cup this weekend. ireland have to beat samoa, with host japan and scotland battling for a place in the quarter finals from pool a. but those games are among many under threat