caroline wozniacki is into the wta tour final caroline wozniacki is into the wta tourfinal in carolinene wozniacki is into the wta tourfinal in singapore. she caroline wozniacki is into the wta tour final in singapore. she took a nervy first set. she powered to victory in the second set. she will meet venus williams after she recovered from a set down to claim victory over caroline garcia of france and at 37 will be the oldest woman ever to reach the final. that match is on sunday. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. that's it from me and the team. bye for now. hi there. for most it's been a pretty cloudy day. the satellite picture tells that story nicely. there have been brighter moments across parts of scotland, sunshine across parts of scotland, sunshine across the midlands and southern england as well. earlier today one of our weather watchers sent us a sunny picture from salisbury wiltshire. another cracking weather watcher picture sent from northern scotland. this cloud is caused by strength winds blowing clouds over the highlands and causing the air to wave around

she is now to retire after the current wta finals in singapore, saying this time it really is for goodit is different. before i walked away, thinking i may come back. so, that was it. but, yeah, this time it's definitely on the big stages of this world, or the grand slams of tennis world i definitely won't be doing that anymore. it is a different way. i think it is the right thing to do this time around. yes, what a career. and no stopping another 37—year—old at the wta finals, venus williams turned the ta bles finals, venus williams turned the tables on the woman that beat her in the wimbledon women's finals. next they are the world champions and the co—hosts, it is australia against england to get the rugby league world cup under way. england have not beaten australia for 20 years since the opening game of the 19 the 5 world cup. so what chance of them repeating that achievement tomorrow? it's australia's city of sport, and by it's australia's city of sport, and rugby league is about to take centre stage. melbourne's amy park, the venue for the world cup opener in between australia a

the wimbledon champion garbine muguruza continues her bid to win both the wta finals and year end worldstapenko in straight sets in singapore on sunday. the freshly crowned wta player of the year won 6—3, 6—4 in 85 minutes to open her challenge at the eight—woman season finale. muguruza, playing in the white group, is one of seven players who can finish the year on top of the rankings by winning this event. in the opening match, of the round robin format — it was third seed karolina pliskova against fifth seed venus williams. the czech took the first set 6—2 and it was the same again in the second — as she beat the american co mforta bly. on the atp tourjo wilifried—tsonga has won the european open with a straight sets win over diego schwartzman in antwerp. the victory is the fourth title for the frenchman this year as he overcame the argentine 6—3, 7—5 to boost his chances of qualifying for the atp finals in london next month. it was the 32 year old's first final in five months after overcoming a knee injury suffered last month. new zealand have beaten india by six wickets to win the o

and the world number one simona halep is smiling after a very good start to her campaign at the wta finalsn singapore. good evening, plenty to come but we start with the big news of the day in the premier league. everton have sacked their manager ronald koeman with the club having dropped into the relegation zone following another defeat yesterday. for some it may come as a surprise, others not so much. 0ur reporter richard askam is outside goodison park. it's fair to say that the pressure had been building over recent weeks on manager ronald koeman, just two victories in the opening nine premier league matches. and a poor showing in the europa league at all. high hopes at the start of the season, £140 million spent on new players, seventh place last season got eve rto n players, seventh place last season got everton into europe, and a new stadium on the horizon as well. but it has unravelled in recent weeks ronald koeman, culminating in a 5—2 thrashing by arsenal at goodison park yesterday. that proved to be the final straw. the chorus of pooing confirmed what was to come. a 5-2 pooing co

a tennis and the wimbledon champion continues herrera bid to win the wta titles and the number one crownes mugururza playing in the group as one of seven players who could finish the year on top of the rankings by winning this event. it was third seed ply, iskova against venus williams. the czech took the fist set and she beat the american rather comfortably. to cricket, new zealand have beaten india by six wickets. leighton and taylor put on a partnership of 200 as the black caps chased down the target. the second match will be on wednesday. just enough time to let you know, lewis hamilton still leads in texas with nine laps remaining. lovely, thank you. a pro—unity demonstration has been taking place in barcelona today as the crisis between catalonia and the government in madrid continues. the spanish foreign minister said catalans should disregard any instructions from their regional officials as their authority to govern is taken away by madrid. the measures follow catalonia's disputed independence referendum earlier this month. our correspondent bethany bell reports. another protest

thank wta finals in singapore. you. before we go, the la that thank you.hostage situation in nuneaton in the west midlands, two people working at a bowling alley are being held by a man with a gun. police say the incident is ongoing and it is unconnected to terrorism. the news channel will have continuing coverage but now on bbc one, it is time for the news were this is bbc news with vicki young. two people are being held hostage by a gunman at a bowling alley in nuneaton. warwickshire police have confirmed that the incident is not terror—related and have urged people to stay away from the bermuda park area. west midlands ambulance service are at the scene, but say there are no casualties at present. other people who were in the complex, which includes cinemas and restaurants, are being held in lockdown and some others have been evacuated to a nearby hotel. 0ur reporter david crabtree is at the scene. what can you tell us about what's been going on there? a picture is 110w been going on there? a picture is now a merging of the chaos and panic when this gun

venus williams has recorded her first win at the end of season wta tour finals in singapore.efeat in her opener, the seven—time grand slam winner beat french open champion jelena ostrapenko in a hard fought three sets, 7—5, 6—7, 7—5. karolina pliskova secured her place in the semifinals with a straight sets win over wimbledon champion muguruza. she had already beaten williams in her opening match and sort of muguruza 6—3, 6—2. —— saw off. kyle edmund is through to the second round of the erste bank open in vienna after a straight sets win over david ferrer. the british number two beat the spaniard 6—2 7—6 a woman from essex who finished second in the ironman world championships last week is already thinking about next year's race. lucy charles was making her professional debut in the discipline that is considered to be the toughest one—day sports event in the world. sara orchard explains. iron man could be described as an extreme triathlon, with the emphasis on extreme. competitors start the race with a 2.4 mile swim and move on to race with a 2.4 mile swim and move ontoa rac

the opening matches in the red group were played on monday at the wta finals in singapore.one simona halep was on court as the top eight ranked women's players aim to finish the season with the sports biggest prize outside of the four grand slam events and austin halewood was watching. for the first time in her career, simona halep stepped onto court as the world number one. she played like it against caroline garcia of france. known for her defence, the romanian was much for everything garcia threw at her more. halep dominated from the baseline, powering her way to the first set. garcia beat halep to win the china open title this month, but she was no match in singapore. halep winning for the first time as the world number one as garcia's ii for the first time as the world number one as garcia's 11 match winning streak came to an end. also in the red group, the former world number one, caroline wozniacki was looking for a first career win over elina svitolina of ukraine. she got off to the ideal start. elina svitolina broken in her third service game. caroline wozniacki wa

at the wta finals in singapore — world number three karolina pliskova booked a place in the semi—finalsmping straight sets win against the world number two garbine muguruza. and there was also success on tuesday for american venus williams. austin halewood rounds up the action. at 37, venus williams keeps rolling back the years in 2017. after losing her first match in singapore, next up her first match in singapore, next up was 20—year—old u lainer 0ster pinko. ina up was 20—year—old u lainer 0ster pinko. in a tight first set, williams came out on top to take it 7-5. williams came out on top to take it 7—5. then, the french open champion hit back. she showed that she had enough power to dominate anyone on the tour on her day. as the match past three hours with 20 breaks of serve, it was williams‘s experience and consistency that gave her the victory. her eyes were still on a place in the semifinals while her opponent knows she is now going home. choose a's second match was much more straightforward. both khari lee neb pliskova and garbine muguruza won their opening matches but with plis

caroline garcia has overtaken britain'sjohanna konta in the race for the last place in the end of season wtaep to win the china open — her second title in two weeks. it means konta, who is taking a couple of weeks off with an injury, must now reach the final of the kremlin cup which starts on 16 october to claim back her place at the end of season finale in singapore. i don't even know where i was ranked, but to come like this and be maybe in singapore at the end of these two weeks, no one thought that was possible, so even if last year was a tough battle, you just have to take in the present and enjoy the moment, and i was really enjoying everything and i was improving every day, and now i am fighting for singapore, and i wouldn't believe that could have happened two weeks ago. the men's final in beijing was won by world number one rafa nadal, who thrashed nick kyrgios to win his sixth title of the season. the spaniard won nine games in a row on his way to a comprehensive 6—2, 6—1 victory to reclaim the trophy he last won in 2005. that's all from sportsday. plenty more support on bbc news t

venus williams beat wimbledon champion garbine muguruza in straight sets to reach the last four of the wtauruza end her hopes of finishing the year as world number one. austin halewood has this report. for venus williams and garbine muguruza, the equation was simple on thursday in singapore. the winner goes through to the semifinals and the loser goes home. at 37, venus is the loser goes home. at 37, venus is the oldest player in singapore but you would not have known it in the first set as she took an early lead. the american hasn't been knocked out of the tour finals at this stage before. she was determined to keep a

venus williams beat wimbledon champion garbine muguruza in straight sets to reach the last four of the wtainals in singapore. the loss for muguruza end her hopes of finishing the year as world number one. austin halewood has this report. for venus williams and garbine muguruza, the equation was simple on thursday in singapore. the winner goes through to the semifinals and the loser goes home. at 37, venus is the loser goes home. at 37, venus is the oldest player in singapore but you would not have known it in the first set as she took an early lead. the american hasn't been knocked out of the tour finals at this stage before. she was determined to keep a record out. the decisive break of serve in the first set... and after taking the opener, venus broke again as errors continued to blight gabi muguruza's game. the spaniard beat venus williams in the wimbledon final this year. but lightning didn't strike twice in singapore. venus was through in two, muguruza was out at the first hurdle for the second year in a row. having lost her first two matches, second year in a row. having lost herfirs

titles by winning the china open and moved a step closer to securing her place in the season ending wtaapore. the frenchwoman beat the new world number one, simona halep, in a gruelling final. garcia took the first set with a late break when the score was 5—4 in her favour. and she took a second set tie—break to seal the victory, and her triumph means that yohanna konta could now miss out on a place on that season—ending tournament. sometimes it's a process, a journey, and on the way you learn some things, and it all comes together in one moment, and i learnt a lot in tokyo, and this match definitely helped me to embrace more when i am struggling or two player top layer. that's the kind of match i want to play, so i just that's the kind of match i want to play, so ijust try that's the kind of match i want to play, so i just try to that's the kind of match i want to play, so ijust try to keep going. now to the nfl, where united states vice—president mike pence walked out of the stadium prior to the match between the indianapolis colts and san francisco 49ers following a protest by player

karolina pliskova and garbine muguruza registered straightforward victories on day one of the wta finalsvenus williams in straight sets in the opening round—robin match. wimbledon champion muguruza beat jelena 0stapenko with similar ease. masters champion sergio garcia will move back into the top ten of the world rankings following victory at the valderrama masters. garcia was the host of the tournament and used the local knowledge to full effect. a final round of 67 left him a shot clear of dutchmanjoost luiten on i2—under par. it's garcia's third win of the season. 0n the final day of the european track cycling championships in berlin, great britain have picked up another gold medal. this one came in the women's madison. the duo of ellie dickinson and elinor barker took the title on the very last sprint. it's barker's second medal of the championships and britain's fourth in total. that, for now, is all from sportster, plenty more sport on bbc news throughout the evening. bye— bye. let's ta ke let's take you back now to our breaking news, which is an ongoing incident at a bowling alley

tennis to finish and caroline garcia is through to the last four of the wta finals at expense of simonacaroline wozniacki to reach the final. karolina pliskova will replace simona halep if she wins the title in singapore as well number one. and kyle edmund maintained his fine form in vienna with a straight sets win. that puts him into his third acp semi—final of the year. there was also a win for roger federer in the swiss indoors earlier on this evening. that's all from sportsday for now. ta nks that's all from sportsday for now. tanks were watching and have a good evening. —— thanks for watching. let's see what the weekend will bring for most of us. it's looking rather blustery and chilly. not all through the weekend, but certainly saturday is looking windy across northern parts of the uk. look at the cloud streaming in from the north atlantic. it across scotland right now. a few spots of rain and the winds are freshening. to the south there is high pressure, which is why the skies are clear and the weather will be, come saturday morning. first thing in the morning the weather in the

trailed 4—1 in both sets before overcoming the 19—year—old belarusian, who was contesting her first wtaournament and victory for me, one i will remember for ever in my career. sometimes you never know when it will all come together but it happened this week so together but it happened this week soi together but it happened this week so i would like to thank everyone, all of my fans, everyone of my supporters for helping me get here today. in italy's serie a, a hat—trick from inter captain mauro icardi which included a 90th minute penalty saw his side win the milan derby 3—2. the penalty was awarded when ricardo rodriguez pulled danilo d'ambrosio by the shirt which saw the argentine given the chance to win the match which he duly did moving his side second and just two points behind leaders napoli. elsewhere there were wins for sampdoria, bologna and fiorentina while genoa's victory over cagliari lifts them out of the relegation zone. in spain's primera division valencia have moved second after a nine goal epic that they won 6—3 at real betis. five goals came in the last 16 minutes and a

venus williams has recorded her first win at the end of season wta tour finals in singapore.d slam winner beat french open champion jelena 0strapenko in a hard fought three sets, 7—5, 6—7, 7—5. karolina pliskova secured her place in the semifinals with a straight—sets win over wimbledon champion garbine muguruza. the world number three had already beaten williams in her opening match and saw off muguruza 6—2 6—2. now in a few hours‘ time the baseball world series gets under way between the los angeles dodgers and the houston astros. the dodgers haven't won baseball's greatest prize for 29 years while the astros have only ever been runners—up in their sole world series appearance 12 years ago. dodger‘s stadium will host the first two games, but nick marshall—mccormack started out in new york to find where it all began for dodgers fans. well over a century ago, before all these skyscrapers were here, imagine a backdrop full of merchant shipping companies, and amongst all of that hostel boss saw, the dock workers earning a crust and also talking about baseball. their passion, th

caroline wozniacki beat venus williams in straight sets to take the wta finals title in singapore forinto the final having lost all seven of her previous meetings against williams. she broke in the eighth game of the first set and went on to take it 6—4. from there woznaicki won the opening five games of the second set and seemed to be firmly in control and cruising to victory — venus then came back winning four in a row. but it was the 27—year—old wozniacki's day and a backhand winner saw her break serve once more to win her second title of the season and the biggest of her career to date. i feel amazing. it was a great day and a week and i am pleased and proud. to start off with the six finals and six losses in the finals, which was amazing, but at the same time disappointing... then one in tokyo, which is great to me, and to finish it with a win was amazing. roger federer came from a set down to beatjuan martin del potro in the final of the swiss indoors event in basel. del potro had beaten federer in two previous finals at this tournament, but after losing the first set on a tie—b

caroline wozniacki thrashes world number one simona halep to make the final four at the wta finals ind a double for dries mertens sends napoli back to the top of serie a let's start with baseball's world series, as game two between the la dodgers and the houston astros is not long under way at dodger stadium. the hosts won game one on tuesday. they will want to keep up their home advantage. we are at the bottom of the second innings and the dodgers are up to bat and it is scoreless. we will keep you updated on that. caroline wozniacki continued her great form at tennis's world tour finals in singapore on wednesday. she thrashed world number one simona halep to book her place in the last four, as austin halewood reports. caroline wozniacki is on a roll at the moment but next

caroline garcia is through to the last four of the wta finals at the expense of the world number one against denmark's caroline wozniacki to reach the semi finals — karolina pliskova will replace halep as number one if she wins the title. and british number two kyle edmund maintained his fine form in vienna with a straight—set quarterfinal win over germany's jan—lenna rd struff. the win puts edmund into his third atp semifinal of the year. in the past hour there was also a win for roger federer in the swiss indoors. that's all from sportsday. have a very good evening. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are susie boniface, columnist at the daily mirror and public affairs consultant alex deane. good evening. tomorrow's front pages. the financial times has more on spain's move to sack catalonia's regional government as the fallout over independence deepens. the i is leading with the same story. it says the police are ready to intervene following catalonia's declaration of independence. the telegraph reports on warnings from t

injury but it's not thought to be serious and she's still due to make her debut at the season—ending wtal be without gareth bale for their final world cup qualifiers against georgia and the republic of ireland after he picked up a calf strain playing for real madrid. wales are second in their group with those two games remaining and will have to stay there to have any chance of reaching the play—offs. obviously like for the whole of wales, it is disappointing news. he is such a wonderful footballer but also what he brings to the team in terms of his leadership qualities and game changing moments which he obviously has. but at the same time we have had to deal without gareth before, the players have always come in and put in performances which have seen us be able to get results. obviously it is hugely disappointing, when you see his quality and what he brings, it will bea quality and what he brings, it will be a blow to any team in the world, not just wales, but we be a blow to any team in the world, notjust wales, but we have other players who can do that as well, aaron ramsey did it in

wozniacki and simona halep have both won their opening round robin matches on day two at the end of season wtaumber one simona halep saw off caroline garcia in straight sets, while wozniacki beat elina svitolina 6—2, 6—0 in under an hour. now you don't see this very often in tennis, watch carefully as you might miss bernard tomic serving underarm at the erste open in vienna. the australian was 40—0 up with the first set at 5—5 against frenchman pierre hugues herbert. the crowd loved the serve, but it didn't pay off. tomic lost the point and went on to lose the set and the match 7—6, 7—5. gloucestershire's jack taylor has been suspended from bowling for a year after his action was found to be illegal for the second time within a 12 month period. the off spinner, who has served two previous bans from bowling, was again reported for throwing this summer. his suspension runs until the 26th of september next year, after which he'll be able to ask for a re evaluation of his action. that is all, but a recap of our top story: everton are on the lookout for a new manager having sacked ronald koeman aft

that run has seen her miss out on the end of season wta rankings for the second season in a row.goodell said he believes all players should stand for the national anthem before games, but has stopped short of imposing a rule making them do so. several players have gone down on one knee during the anthem to protest racial injustice and social inequality across the country. president trump has criticised the nfl for not forcing players to stand. goodell was speaking after the second day of an annual meeting of nfl club owners... we believe everyone should stand for the national anthem. that's an important part of our policy. it is also an important part of our game. we all take great pride in that. it's also important for us to honour the fly, and our country. we think oui’ the fly, and our country. we think ourfans the fly, and our country. we think our fans expect us to do that. so thatis our fans expect us to do that. so that is something we continue to focus on this morning, but really talking a lot about the opportunities that exist with our players to try to go and really mak

she will retire after the current wta finals in singapore we re the current wta finals in singapore were in the event. it's not long until anthonyjosua takes to the ring in cardiff ahead of his world title defence against carlos ta kam on saturday night. it's not the contender he was in line to fight after kubrat pulev pulled out through injury. ever the professional, joshua is taking his opponent seriously, when punches start hitting your face and body, you either crumble or use dig deep and find a way to win. i think you've got to try to find a way to win. he has been at championship level before, he is here again for study keep knocking and keep knocking, sooner or later, you will find a way through. so i have just got a bit and back out because he isn't coming through the store. the quarterfinal draw of the carabao cup proved a difficult task today. the draw was due to take place at 3pm live on twitter but a technical fault meant that it was delayed and ended up being recorded. bristol city will host manchester united. arsenal will face west ham, leicester city are at home to manches

she‘ll retire after the current wta finals in singapore, where she is playing doubles with partner yungg in cardiff ahead of his world title defence against carlos ta kam on saturday night. it‘s not the contender he was in line to fight after kubrat pulev pulled out through injury. ever the professional, joshua is taking his opponent seriously, he faced the media at his pre—fight press conference today and david 0rnstein was there. saturday marks anthonyjoshua‘s returned to the ring, almost six months after his unforgettable victory over wladimir klitschko. he is the favourite to beat the france —based cameroonian and if he is successful in defending his belts, it sets up the prospect next year of trying to unify all port of heavyweight boxing‘s world titles simultaneously, something nobody has managed before. history is a great thing to chase, so our records, i think it is possible. it comes with great responsibility but if that wasn‘t the case it wouldn‘t be so prestige, so these things are making it hard to achieve and that is what makes it, that diamond in the dirt, that treasure tr

i was enjoying venus williams in the wta and tour finals in singapore.emifinals. another big line coming out of that tournament is that martina hingis has said she's going to retire at the end of the tournament at the age of 37, 18 grand slam titles to her name. in a moment, will be talking about the by moment, will be talking about the rugby union autumn internationals coming up, starting on the 11th of november, england announcing their squad, and the rugby league world cup squad, and the rugby league world cu p starts squad, and the rugby league world cup starts tomorrow. the problem that you are dealing with now is the rather bad news coming from australia. yes, terrible for england's women. australia have won two out of two matches in women's ashes against england after a 75—run victory in the second of three one—day internationals. after being put into bat, the aussies scored 296—6 in their 50 overs. captain rachael haynes top scoring, with 89 not—out offjust 56 balls. england's target was revised to 285 from 46 overs after a brief rain shower in c

the wta championships are fast approaching and she is holding on to the final spot, mainly due to her ahead? i think she will make it, we know in the first qualifiers she is in eighth place but she has a co mforta ble in eighth place but she has a comfortable cushion. conte is losing a lot but those threatening are also losing. there are only four players who can overtake, the biggest threat is coco vandeweghe, who reached the finals of the us open. johanna konta has the option of playing in the next couple of weeks. she has entered tournaments next week in hong kong and the week after in moscow, that's the final event. they haven't made a decision yet as to whether she will keep playing. if she needs those points, she may well turn up to get that spot in singapore. ross, thank you. now as one tiger's career appears to be on the wane, fear not. it looks like another one is timing his rise to fame perfectly. robin tiger williams has says he wants to fulfil a career on tour following his debut appearance in a professional tournament at the british masters over the weekend. he was born i

that run has seen her miss out on the end of season wta rankings for the second season in a row.ourg 0pen and is into the quarterfinals after beating anett kontaveit in straight sets. she'll play elise mertens of belgium next. and the start of the nba season went badly for boston celitc‘s new signing gordon hayward. the $128 million man collided with lebronjames in mid—air during the first quarter and landed awkwardly fracturing his ankle...the the horror of the players around him. a really nasty injury in the season. the world para taekwondo championships take place in london tomorrow — great britain's amy trusdale is world number one, she will be hoping to regain the world championship title she won in 2014 — she has been speaking to the bbc‘s nick hope. everyone is really excited. it was a bit of a shock to begin with that we actually got there money for tokyo so every one has increased training, the categories have been confirmed, it's a lot more real and everyone is increasing the training. looking forward to it. orders that mean for the world championships coming up?l bit o

caroline garcia is through to last four of the wta finals at the expense of world number one halep.pliskova could take the world number one spot from simona halep if she proceeds. roger federer is in a final deciding set up the quarterfinals of the swiss indoors. he lost the first set but fought back to win the second 6—1. final set on serve at the moment. that's all for now. just before we go, a reminder of the main story. the spanish government has dissolved the cata la n spanish government has dissolved the catalan regional parliament after the catalans voted to unilaterally declare independence. in barcelona people have been lining the streets in celebration and our correspondence gavin lee is there. this is the situation now opposite the government's office. just look around. thousands of people. the flag of catalonia flying high. pensioners, children, dogs here wrapped in the flags. people watching earlier today the voting in parliament. they've been watching on the big screen outside and partying all day. they believe this is a moment to claim independence on the streets. the

the british number onejohanna konta will miss the wta finals in singapore. later this month for the world's top eight players. she had held that final qualifying spot before she suffered the injury earlier this month. she has been on a very poor run of form as well. chelsea are through to the last 16 at the women's champions league despite losing 2—1 away to bayern munich last night. they took a 1—0 lead into the game. although they lost, which left the score 2—2 on aggregate, the away goal from herbie was the difference in the end. gordon strachan's future as scotland manager could be decided later today. the scottish fa are holding a board meeting today. the scottish fa are holding a boa rd meeting and today. the scottish fa are holding a board meeting and his position is on the agenda. his contract is up at the agenda. his contract is up at the end of next month. he will not be at the meeting. he finished third in the qualifying group and failed to qualify for next summer's world cup in russia. that is all for now. i will be back with the headlines in the

johanna konta can't now qualify for the season—ending wta finals after withdrawing from next week's kremline british number one's last chance to break back into the world top eight. all of that at half—past. the hollywood producer harvey weinstein, who's facing more accusations of sexual assault, has asked for a second chance, saying "we all make mistakes". —— accusations of sexual misconduct. the new york police department has confirmed it is re—examining an allegation of sexual assault from 200a. and here, scotland yard say they are considering an allegation of sexual assault, passed on by merseyside police. mr weinstein denies many of the allegations against him. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, reports. the disgraced producer seen in public for the first time since the scandal broke. are you doing ok? i'm trying my best. after days of mounting allegations, for the first time he's addressed the situation in person. we are glad to see you're doing ok. i'm not doing ok, i'm trying. i've got to get help, guys. we all make mistakes. second chance, i hope. a second chance seems u

due to play in moscow the week after and is still on course to make her debut at the season—ending wtaic champion max whitlock says he's putting no pressure on himself to retain his pommel horse title at the world championships in montreal. he's through to the final, but he failed to reach the floor final when he stumbled towards the end of his routine. he also won olympic gold in this event, but has put in a lot of changes after rio, and this is his first major competition for over a year. that is all the sport for now. i'm more in the next hour. thank you. leaders of the worldwide anglican church are meeting in canterbury this week, where proceedings are being overshadowed by the absence of three african bishops. it is in protest of the support of same—sex marriages. our correspondent is at canterbury ca theedial. so this issue of same sex marriage again dividing the church? yes, good afternoon, yes, the archbishops who are gathered here, they had a meeting yesterday, they were hoping to discuss everything from how to grow the church to climate change to social inequality, but here w

caroline wozniacki finished the season taking the biggest title of her career, the wta finals title inings against her but the 27 year old claimed a straight sets win for her second championship of the year. the former world number one is now hoping for a first grand slam title after a well earned break. honestly, i'm just going to enjoy this and enjoy my vacation and when the time comes for me to start coming back on the practice squad, i'll think about it but for now, i'm just going to enjoy this moment. but won't be heading to the paris masters, as he continues to manage a back problem. and it took tight security but pakistan hosted sri lanka again eight years after gunmen attacked the tourists team bus they faced off in lahore. shoaib malik starred again, he made a half century in their total of 180 off their twenty overs. sri lanka fell 36 runs short. the three twenty20 defeats follow a five nil one day series whitewash. right that's it for this hour. stay with us here on bbc news — much more to come including all the business news. that contenders for the us federal reserve chair

britain'sjohanna konta has lost her place at the end of season wta finals after caroline garcia leap—frogged the new world number one simona halep to win the china open, her second title in two weeks. konta is taking a couple of weeks off with an injury and must now reach the final of the kremlin cup which starts on 16 october to claim back her place at the season finale in singapore. that's all the sport for now. thanks. have a good afternoon. i'm back tomorrow. more now on ghana where an explosion at a fuel station in accra has killed at least six people and injured more than 35. the blast, involving natural gas, sent a giant fireball into the sky causing panic among residents. it's understood the blaze triggered a second explosion and fire at a nearby petrol station. thomas naadi reports. the incident occurred just a few metres behind me. two separate explosions were heard here. the exact cause is not known. there are a number of security personnel here, including the ghana fire service, who are battling to put the fire under control. this latest incident has once more questioned safety s

she trailed 4—1 in both sets before beating the 19—year—old bela rusian, who was contesting her first wtasyndrome has inspired a musical which has been staged at the london palladium. the label, which is based on the story of caroline and her son seb, was performed by a cast of 200 people with learning disabilities. tim muffett caught up with caroline and seb at their home in bath. when seb goesjoy when seb goes joy and love to follow. but it wasn't always the case. when the kremlin was born and diagnosed with down‘s syndrome nine yea rs diagnosed with down‘s syndrome nine years ago, the news was devastating to me. everything i read just made those fears worse since then obviously as with all babies big eyed beauty smiled and laughed and cried and he became the charming little boy that he is an sort of slowly, that diagnosis sort of fell away from him and hejust slowly, that diagnosis sort of fell away from him and he just became seb. tomic about the things you like doing. i like scooter, skateboard. seb has a high emotional intelligence and so he is in trim with other people ‘s feelings.

konta is still on target to reach the end of season wta finals as she currently occupies the eighth and the favourite enable to victory in the prix de l‘arc de triomphe. that's all the sport for now. ten days after puerto rico was devastated by hurricane maria, the situation in the american territory remains desperate. most of the island is still without power and there's a shortage of drinking water, food and fuel. there's also deepening political tension over relief efforts as president trump continues to angrily defend the us response on social media. aleem maqbool sent this report from the town of loiza. you see? i lost everything, my home. it took a matter of hours for hurricane maria to tear apart puerto rico and the homes of so many living here. i went with lesley quinones as she surveyed what is left of the place she lived with her five children and granddaughter. what are you going to do? i don't know what i'll do because i don't have money. my family don't have money. i don't know where i'm going. i don't have nothing more. this is all i have right now. this is my only home i

karolina pliskova has been beaten in straight sets by jelena ostapenko at the wta finals in singaporei—finals, and will be joined by either wimbledon champion garbine mugaruza or venus williams, who face each other this afternoon. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you at 2. the number of patients being readmitted to hospitals for emergency treatment within a month of being sent home has risen by a fifth in the last five years in england. an investigation by healthwatch, the official patient watchdog, found 450,000 people had to go back for unplanned extra treatment. sophie hutchinson reports. every year, tens of thousands of patients are discharged from hospital only to be readmitted for unplanned further treatment within 30 days. they are known as emergency readmissions. there is concern that they are on the rise. the investigation by healthwatch, the official patient watchdog collected data from just under half of all acute hospital trusts in england. it showed that, between 2012—13, and 2016—17, emergen

garcia made it back to back titles and moved a step closer to securing her place in the season ending wta a gruelling final. garcia took the first set with a late break when the score was 5—4 in her favour. and she took a second set tie break to seal the victory and her triumph means that yohanna konta could now miss out on a place on that season ending tournament. tyrrell hatton became the first man to successfully defend the alfred dunhill links championship thanks to a three shot victory at st andrews on sunday. ross fisher was his main challenger on the final day and, although he failed to reel in hatton, he did set a new old course record of 61 on an historic day for the european tour hatton became the first player in the 17—year history of the dunhill links to successfully defend the title in a tournament played over three scottish courses — the old course, kingsbarns and carnoustie. his aggregate score of 24—under was a tournament record. it was amazing. i'm so happy. today felt like a tough day, although i scored very well. it was fairly nerve wrecking at the end. obviously fish h

she's coming first six wta title which came last month.outh africa declared and 573—4 in the second test against bank —— bangladesh in bloemfontein. the tourists took one wicket on day two, that obama. —— that of amla. australia captain steve smith will fly home tomorrow from their tour of india with a shoulder injury. it is not thought to be too serious. cricket australia expect him to be back later this month. it will be a concern ahead of the start of the ashes. and that is all the sport for now. john, thank you. he is one of the biggest names in the history of art. famous for his surrealism and fla m boya nt famous for his surrealism and flamboyant character. now salvador dali's work will feature in an exhibition at the royal academy of a rts exhibition at the royal academy of arts in london. alongside marcel duchamp, the father of conceptual art. it reveals an unlikely relationship between the artists. wendy hurrell has had a look. two famous works. the lobster telephone and the bicycle wheel, made by two artists challenging how we se

great britain at the european track cycling championships and the latest from tennis's season ending wtaause of huge demand for them in wildlife markets. they are trapped and sold to buyers who prize their musical sound, but some species may disappear within the next ten years unless urgent conservation action is taken. victoria gill reports from java. the steep slopes of mount mala bar, west java. our guide knows this lush forest inside out. it's where he made his living. he'sjust showing me how you make a bird trap out of some sticks from the trees around us and a piece of string. ah...and then it's caught. yeah. where would those birds go? he no longer hunts here. he's now a conservationist. but in forests across java, songbirds are still trapped in vast numbers. pramuka injakarta, the largest wildlife market in asia. up to 16,000 birds can be found for sale here in a single day. the vast majority of those will have been caught in the wild. it's that constant harvesting of wild birds by their thousands that's really driving this extinction crisis. the bitter irony of the destructive t

and caroline wozniacki is through to the final of the wta finals.d as world nonone. “— means halep will end as world nonone. —— world number one. more on those stories in the next hour. england face spain in the final of the under—17s world cup this afternoon. the side made it to the final after a hat trick from liverpool's rian brewster against brazil earlier in the week. he is on course to become the tournament's top goal scorer. the match is being played in kolkata. not long until kick—off?‘ minutes to go, we are about to have the national anthems. there are more than —— huge support for england because the premier league is so popular, lots of manchester united and chelsea shirts as people have been walking in. england will start this match very confident. they dismantled brazil 3—1 here on wednesday. the result surprised many people and they've stronger and stronger as the tournament has gone on. remember, spain beat them on penalties in the european championships earlier this year. so anyone incredibly important moment coming upfor anyone incr

pulled out of next week's kremlin cup with a foot injury and that means she's unable to qualify for the wta. she had to reach the final in moscow to break back into the world's top eight. she has slipped to ninth in the rankings following a poor run of form. she could still attend the singpaore event as stand—by, in case of injury to another player. ireland's first test match will be against pakistan at home next may. the irish were given test status alongside afghanistan in june to become the 11th and 12th full members of the icc. the dates and venue of their inaugral test are still to be decided. much more on the website. you can get more on this story, injuries for rugby union players. that's on the rise. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you. detectives in belfast have begun a murder investigation after discovering the body of a woman who may have been dead for almost three years. police found marie conlon dead in her bed in herflat in the west of the city last week. we can talk to our correspondent. on friday, police said they received a report, concern for welfare about m

britain'sjohanna konta has lost her place at the end of season wta finals — after caroline garcia leap—froggedot. garcia beat the new world number one simona halep to win the china open — her second title in two weeks. konta is taking a couple of weeks off with an injury and must now reach the final of the kremlin cup which starts on 16 october to claim back her place at the season finale in singapore. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you. the duke of cambridge and prince harry have been very open about their own experiences with mental health, and set up their charity heads together to encourage people to speak out. now they've announced the next phase of their mission. it's a £2 million investment fund to help improve the nation's mental health through technology. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has finding out more. in the run—up to the london marathon, the younger royals‘ focus was almost exclusively centred on heads together, the campaign they founded, and which aims to improve the nation's mental health. in april, thousands took up the challenge

at the wta finals in singapore, world number three, karolina pliskova, booked a place in the semi—finals. and there was also success on tuesday for american venus williams. austin halewood rounds up the action. at 37, venus williams keeps rolling back the years in 2017. after losing her first match in singapore, next up her first match in singapore, next up was yulena. williams came out on top to take it 7—5 in the first set. then the french open champion hit back, showing she has enough power to dominate anyone on the tour on her day. but as the match past three hours with 20 breaks of serve, it was williams‘ experience and consistency which gave her the victory. her eyes still on a place in the semifinals while her opponent knows she is going home. the second match on tuesday was much more straightforward. both karolina pliskova and garbine muguruza were both in opening matches. but with karolina pliskova at the top of her game, she is a difficult player to top. she showed off power at the baseline. and her touch at the net. as she raced into an early lead. and she soon wrapped up the

must win the final if she's to have a chance of replacing britain'sjohanna konta in the end of season wta—— but at the moment it is stilljohanna konta who should be in those finals. after his double gold medal winning performance at the olympics, max whitlock enjoyed some time off before only returning to competitive gymnastics for the first time since rio at this week's world championships in montreal. and he stands a good chance of yet more silverware, having made tonight's final in the pommel horse, in what could be the first medalfor great britain at the championships. david mcdaid is there. no medals for the british gymnasts so far but could today be the? we have max whitlock on the pommel horse and courtney tulloch in the rings. 3—2 will become in taking on the bbc red button and online. max whitlock, is it a given he will get gold today? i don't think it is a given, it is a real positivity. he has just changed his given, it is a real positivity. he hasjust changed his routine is likely to add more difficulty. i think you will find he's under a different sort pressure. it is easier

wta tourfinals for a fixture at the end of season wta tour finals for a number of years. recorded her first win of the tournament yesterday. after defeat in her opener, the seven time grand slam winner beat french open champion jelena ostapenko in three hard—fought jelena ostapenko in three hard —fought sets. third jelena ostapenko in three hard—fought sets. third seed —— seed karolina pliskova beat garbine muguruza. the squirrel is going to make an appearance on breakfast, later. not in real life, but... it was running around the head of the game? that's right. it was at the game? that's right. it was at the etihad stadium last night. thank you. nearly 3 million people in the uk use e—cigarettes but mps are worried about how it affects people's held in the long term. an enquiry will be set up to look at the impact on health as well as how effective they are in stopping people giving up smoking. professor john brittonjoins me now. we know e—cigarettes have been around for a while. could there be long—term effects we are not aware of? it is very likely there will be long—t

caroline garcia has overtakenjana konta in the race for the last place in the end of season wta finalss. joanna konta is taking some time off with an injury. she will wa nt to time off with an injury. she will want to claim back her place in the file gnarly —— in the finale in singapore. the dow thrashed kyrgios. he won nine games in a row. —— rafael nadal thrashed kyrgios. he lost won this title back in 2005. i will keep you up—to—date with all of those matches, those big world cup qualifiers to come, later. thank you very much. tens of thousands of people are showing their support for the spanish government with demonstrations against independence for catalonia. the pro—unity rally is taking place on the streets of barcelona — the heart of the independence movement. the spanish prime minister has said he will not allow the region to declare independence under any circumstances. gavin lee has sent this report from barcelona. these are the so—called silent majority, now in full voice, taking to the streets of barcelona, uniting under the spanish flag. many here refused to vote in catal

starting with tennis — and world number one simona halep is out of the wta finals in singapore afteria produced a stunning fightback against denmark's caroline wozniacki to reach the last four. both players are through to the semi finals. garcia will play venus williams while wozniacki will take on karolina pliskova british number two kyle edmund is through to the erste bank 0pen semi—finals in vienna. he tookjust 75 minutes to seal a straight—sets win over germany's jan—lenna rd struff. it's edmund's third atp semifinal of the year. arsenal and former england defender alex scott will retire from playing at the end of this season to concentrate on her broadcasting career. she retired from international football last month with 140 england caps. justin rose is the best placed british player at the world golf championships in shanghai. he's four shots behind leader dustinjohnson. rose's round included this birdie on the 16th but a bogey on the final hole pegged him back by a shot... wba and ibf world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua is getting ready to take on carlos takam in cardiff

caroline wozniacki beat venus williams in straight sets to take the wta finals title in singapore fors against williams she broke in the eighth game of the first set and went on to take it 6—4. from there, woznaicki won the opening five games of the second set and seemed to be firmly in control and cruising to victory. venus then came back, winning four in a row. but it was the 27—year—old wozniacki's day and a backhand winner saw her break serve once more to win her second title of the season and the biggest of her career to date. i feel amazing, it was a great day and a great week and i'm pleased and proud and yeah, i started off the season with six finals and six losses in finals which was obviously amazing but at the same time disappointing and then i won in tokyo which was great for me and then finishing off here with a win was amazing. to cricket and india have beaten new zealand in kanpur to win the all—important third one —day international by six runs — and claim a 2—1 series victory. set a target of 338 to win, the black caps failed to make the target finishing their 50 over