find that winning formula once again, to set up a quarterfinal tie against jelena 0stapenko at the wuhanpen in china. yes, welcome. eight matches, 25 goals in the champions league on wednesday, one of the most impressive performances coming from paris st—germain, who brushed aside the five—time european champions bayern munich 3—0. according to our football reporterjohn bennet, signs their heavy investment in their playing squad is paying off. 3-0 3—0 windfall paris st—germain. they proved they are the real deal in the champions league this season. mbappe has proved he is worth every penny, and bayern munich were humiliated. it was dani alves who scored the first goal, neymar found it was dani alves who scored the first goal, neymarfound him. cavani is in brilliant form, just can't stop finding the back of the met. the best bit was the third goal, mbappe with an amazing bit of skill to set up neymar. they call it the rollover, this bit of skill. it was sensational, 3—0. not a great night of bayern munich, after what has been a difficult start to the season for head coach carlo ancelotti.

and the shocks didn't stop there, as the opening round continued in wuhan.e kerber, powerful and precise in taking the opening set from garcia of france. but one of seven straight games put garcia out of sight and into the second round. one player already there that no further british number onejohanna there that no further british number one johanna konta. there that no further british number onejohanna konta. she lost her first set to ashleigh barty of australia. the number five first set to ashleigh barty of australia. the numberfive seed it back, taking its 6—4 but ashleigh ba rty‘s back, taking its 6—4 but ashleigh barty‘s touch was too good as johanna konta, low on confidence, fell to fourth straight defeat. ireland france and south africa have submitted their things —— their bids to host the 2020 world cup. all the teams made the trip to london, to make their presentations. the french contingent was led by former international sebastian cha bal alongside the children of the late new zealand wing jonah lomu — who spent a season in france. the winner of

and the upsets continue at the wuhan open — the world number one beaten by the 20—year—old with a growingion. the five—time european champions bayern munich were beaten by paris st germain in the champions league on wednesday, and that was to be the last match in charge of the german champions for carlo ancellotti who was sacked by the club on thursday. and as our football reporter john bennett explains, their results this season only part of the reason behind his departure. there was a defeat in the champions league last night, and that was the final straw. it was notjust that they lost, but the way they lost. the performance in the second half was poor and that sums up their performance lately. if you look at the results, the bundesliga has not lost too badly. the biggest problem was unrest behind—the—scenes. ancellotti had fallen out with senior players. normally management is strength of in recent weeks we have seen people giving interviews when they did not necessarily admit that they fell out with him but hinted at problems behind—the—scenes. another problem was that he followed pep

world number two simona halep the latest casualty at the wuhan open. let's start with the european champions league, and real madrid came away with a what could be crucial victory in germany. goals from gareth bale with a superb first half volley and two from cristiano ronaldo sealed a 3—1 away win over dortmund. the result sees them lead the way in a competitive group h. ronaldo reached a10 goals for real with his contribution. it was a result that coach zinedine zidane hailed as perfect. translation: in the end of the most important thing is to play like we did today and score goals. we scored three goals today, two coming from cristiano and one from gareth, and i'm very happy for them. we also had more chances, especially in the second half, and in the end we got a very good result, a very important result at a very difficult stadium. we've never won here before and it important to get this result and how we did it, from the beginning to the end. tottenham are level with real at top of the group thanks to their 3—0 win over apoel nicosia in cyprus.

beaten at the wuhan open in china despite serving for the match.d injust six days: the british bobsleigh pilot who says she's ‘powered by the people‘ after reaching her funding target. hello again, thanks forjoining us on sportsday. a record—breaking night it may well have been for gareth barry but for the man who's now played more premier league matches than anyone else there was a harsh reality for him to face at the emirates tonight. his west brom team had their chances but were beaten 2—0 by arsenal. ben croucher reports. for a 633rd time, gareth barry took to the pitch in the premier league, a man who has seen it all before. he had not seen west brom win too often at the emirates though, and tried to have improve that. jay rodriguez regained his balance only to find petr cech. jake livermore could not find it. petr cech was rivalled in the sales, alexandre lacazette rebounder. at 1-0, the alexandre lacazette rebounder. at 1—0, the game was not out of west bombardment the route but it was the ball for nacho monreal to deny the equaliser. aaron

and the upsets continue at the wuhan open — the world number one beaten by the 20—year—old with a growingean champions bayern munich were beaten by paris st germain in the champions league on wednesday, and that was to be the last match in charge of the german champions for carlo ancellotti who was sacked by the club on thursday. and as our football reporter john bennett explains, their results this season only part of the reason behind his departure.

find that winning formula once again, to set up a quarterfinal tie against jelena ostapenko at the wuhann the champions league on wednesday, one of the most impressive performances coming from paris st—germain, who brushed aside the five—time european champions bayern munich 3—0. according to our football reporterjohn bennet, signs their heavy investment in their playing squad is paying off.

and us open champion sloane stephens — plus a host of big names, crash out of the wuhan open.ba have thrown their weight behind the protest movement in the nfl. players have been taking action against racial inequality in the us by demonstrating during the national anthem before their games.

world number two simona halep the latest casualty at the wuhan 0pen.nd real madrid came away with a what could be crucial victory in germany. goals from gareth bale with a superb first half volley and two from cristiano ronaldo sealed a 3—1 away win over dortmund. the result sees them lead the way in a competitive group h. ronaldo reached 410 goals for real with his contribution. it was a result that coach zinedine zidane hailed as perfect.

johanna konta's recent run of bad form has continued in china, where she's gone out of the wuhan opentish number one lost to australian ashleigh barty in the second round in china. konta lost the first set to love, before recovering to take the second, and then served for the match in the decider, before losing out in the tie—break. konta should still make the wta finals with the world's top eight players this season. still to come on sportsday: graham 0nions joins the durham exodus. he'll become the fifth senior player to leave the county after failing to agree a new contract after 13 years at the riverside. and ireland stages their bid to host the rugby world cup in 2023. week 3 of the nfl season will end later tonight, and rarely has there been such scrutiny on the sport. the players of dallas and arizona will be the final two squads to decide how to respond to the us national anthem after the row between the nfl and president trump. the latter has refused to back down following the scenes at the weekend, claiming any protests have "nothing to do with race". adina campbell reports.

she has suffered herfourth consecutive defeat, this time at the wuhan open, in china, where she lost basketball, lebronjames, has come out in support of the recent kneeling protests made by american football teams, and condemned comments made by president trump on the matter. trump said on friday that nfl players who fail to stand during the national anthem should be sacked or suspended. james was one of the first to hit back at the president on twitter. people find teams, people find players, people find colours because of sports, and theyjust gravitate towards that, and this makes people so towards that, and this makes people so happy, and it brings people together like none other. anyone who has any association with the nfl, it was a unbelievable, the solidarity, and there was no divide. british bobsleigh pilot mica mcneill has hit her £30,000 target as she attempts to give herself a chance of qualifying for next year's winter olympics. mcneill launched an online campaign in the wake of the decision by the british bobsleigh & skeleton federation to cut her funding. more than 500 p

johanna konta's recent run of bad form has continued in china, where she's gone out of the wuhan openina. konta lost the first set to love, before recovering to take the second and then served for the match in the decider, before losing out in the tie—break. england's billy vunipola says he'd accept taking a pay cut to play fewer matches with the number eight facing another four months out injured. his comments came before his latest injury to his knee. but after missing the lions tour with a shoulder problem, he'll now have to sit out the autumn internationals. and his england teammate ben youngs sez despite nathan hughes already proving he's an able deputy. he's sad not to have vunipola in the team. take billy out of any team and you are going to suffer. he is a big loss, but nathan came in last time when billy had a similar injury and he was absolutely outstanding, a terrific autumn, a great six nations as well. he's a guy that can slot in absolutely fine. the back row is a hugely competitive area anyway across england. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all tho