olympic champion zheng qinwen will face the usa's leylah fernandez in the last eight — the top—seeded, new york liberty paraded their wnba trophy around the streets of the city on thursday. thousands of fans lined the streets of manhattan to celebrate with the team. the liberty won the franchise's first championship, defeating the minnesota lynx in overtime in a decisive game five of the finals on sunday in brooklyn. they will enjoy that for days to come. that's it from me. we'll see you again soon. bye bye. we saw some pretty decent temperatures for the time of year on thursday, with highs of 19 degrees in northolt in greater london — that was thanks to sunshine, warm southerly winds and high pressure. for friday, though, a few changes to the weather. it will be cloudier for many. still a bit of sunshine around, but we've got this area of low pressure which will tend to throw up a weather front into southern and western areas to bring outbreaks of rain. strong winds out towards the southwest, but lighter further north and east. and it's here where we'll start cloudy with some early m

break in the decider, she lost the third set 6—4 to muchova who will play china's olympic champion zheng qinwenn the semi finals. the highest court in the european union has said that fifa rules which govern the way some football transfers work break the eu's laws, in a ruling that could have a big effect on future deals. it's after a long—running legal battle between former chelsea and arsenal midfielder lassana diarra and fifa that has been won by the retired player whose lawyer says the whole transfer system has changed with the ruling. diarra's legal team successfully argued that fifa's current system contravenes eu laws regarding freedom of movement of players and competition between clubs. football's world governing body had refused to provide diarra with an international transfer certificate for a proposed move to belgian club charleroi in 2015. fifa says the decision only puts into question two paragraphs of their rules but others claim the ruling could have far—reaching consequences his contract was terminated so why should you not be allowed to go to another country and be able to pla

aryna sabalenka is closing the gap on world number one iga swiatek after beating china's zheng qinwen, top of your screen, was made to work hard for the win by home favourite zheng in a rematch of this year's australian open final. after splitting the opening two sets, sabalenka prevailed in the decider to take the match 6—3 5—7 6—3 and remains undefeated in wuhan. it's her fourth title of the year. i am really happy with the performance this week. i'm really happy to get this trophy for the third time. it means really a lot to me and, yeah, that is an unforgettable week. england's dan bradbury says he'll be "looking at flights to dubai" after securing his spot at the season—ending playoff events in the united arab emirates, courtesy of winning the french open on the dp world tour, bradbury emerged from a clustered field, thanks to three straight birdies on the back nine on holes 1a, 15 and 16 to take the title by one shot from a group of four, which included compatriot sam bairstow. the win is his second on the tour and sees him climb to 25th in the race to dubai. new zealand have st

number a9 following up her quarter—final victory over aryna sabalenka by stunning home favourite zheng qinwenthe sport for now. we'll be back with you a little later on. in the us, republican presidential nominee, donald trump, returns to the pennsylvanian city of butler today — where he was injured in an assassination attempt at a rally injuly. our correspondent gary o'donoghue, was there at the time of the attack, and has gone back to the swing state to speak to people affected that day. they include the widow of a former volunteer fire—fighter who was killed by a bullet meant for mr trump. if you want to really see something... it's a moment that will go down in history... ..take a look at what happened... gunshots. ..a former president coming within inches of losing his life. there's frantic activity among the police... is he hit? a book bag next to him. give me a bleep hard line! ..as they look for other possible gunmen. this building, he was on top of this building! meanwhile, those closest to the stage are watching donald trump on the floor. this video, taken just moments later. while

and olympic champion zheng qinwen will face the usa's leylah fernandez in the last eight.e player beat local favourite moyuka uchijima 7—5, 6—0. fernando alonso has pulled out of his media commitments on the eve of friday practice for the mexico city grand prix after feeling unwell. are he met his fans on arrival in the country's capital, you are a you but later his aston martin team said he wouldn't attend the circuit on thursday in order to recover enough are to take part in second practice on friday. he's set to become the first driver to take part a in 400 f1 race weekends. and that's all the sport for now. you are watching the context. it's time for a weekly segment ai decoded. welcome to ai decoded, that time of the week when we look in depth at some of the most eye catching stories in the world of artificial intellligence. .. with the us presidential election less than two weeks away there are concerns ai technology is being used to make the voting process confusing. white house national security adviserjake sullivan speaking at an event on al earlier, said the us w

aryna sabalenka has won the wuhan open for a third successive time, beating the home favourite zheng qinwenbattle that lasted more than two and a half hours. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. more tributes have been paid to scotland's former first minister alex salmond, who died suddenly yesterday at the age of 69. he was a formidable campaigner for independence and has been widely praised for his dedication to the country and its people. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. alex salmond believed in scottish independence. it was the dream that drove his decades in politics. today remembered at the parliament where he was once the dominant force and in the area he used to represent. i always thought he was really interested in the local community. it was sad to hear that he passed away. really sorry for his family and friends. didn't agree with a lot of the things he did for scotland but it is sad he has passed too soon. it is a sad day for scottish politics. he done well for scotland. as first minister alex salmond led the snp into government at holyrood and pave the

through to the final of the china open for the first time in her career, beating home favourite zheng qinwenican battling from a set and a break down to beat spain's paula badosa in three sets to reach her second wta final of the year. and they have just blown the full—time whistle. liverpool winning against crystal palace. that is always telling me all your support for now. lots more on our website. i want to take you to the live shot we have been monitoring in brussels, where in the centre of those people, you can see greta thunberg, the climate change activist. this is a march organised by the act of —— activist coalition. this is the seventh of such climate marches in brussels. the other live shop we are continuing to monitor is a situation across beirut following those strikes earlier on today. we have got a team there, smoke rising and we have a team keeping us up—to—date. i am have a team keeping us up—to—date. iam back have a team keeping us up—to—date. i am back shortly with a full update on the latest news here on bbc news. hello there! a quiet start to the weekend of weather, and

kenin will face top seed zheng qinwen of china in the final tomorrow.eague as they thrashed them by 66 points to 33 in the first of their autumn internationals. the world champions ran in ten tries at wigan�*s robin park arena. the pick of them was scored by sebastien bechara who plays his club rugby for catalans dragons under cyril torres who's now also france head coach. rob hawkins scored four tries as he was named player of the match. england will resume their rivalry with france in normandy next month. i got player of the match but it was set by the team, we have been working hard and we always wanted the redemption, especially after last year. we did not have the best of games in leeds and we wanted to come out here and do that win on our own turf is the most important thing and we look forward to a few weeks' time when we play and hope we win again. many of the players whose played in the final really shone today, those guys still so young. for them to control a test match for 80 minutes like they have done, with some blips in there i will not li

aryna sabalenka has won the wuhan open for a third successive time, beating the home favourite zheng qinwend on what was her third match point against the chinese number one, after a battle that lasted more than two and a half hours. and that's all the sport for now. let's turn to the us now, and with little more than three weeks to the presidential election, kamala harris has challenged her rival donald trump to release his medical records to prove he's fit for the job. the vice—president was speaking after the white house published a medical report which said she had "excellent health" and was fit for the presidency. following the releease of the medical records, a harris campaign spokesman said in a social media "your turn, donald trump". ms harris accused mr trump, who's 78—years—old, and his team of a lack of transparency. it's just a further example of his lack of transparency that, on top of his unwillingness to debate again, his unwillingness to do an interview with 60 minutes, which again is part of the norm of what anyone running for president of the united states does. and i thin

through to the final of the china open for the first time in her career, beating home favourite zheng qinwenlifted away. we've got sunny spells and we'll keep sunny spells. further north and west more in the way of thicker cloud. but even across northern ireland, portrush and along the causeway coast, here it's dry, the rain staying out towards western fringes. there's some rain pushing its way through scotland, that's drifting its way steadily northwards, easing from parts of aberdeenshire. you'll see some brightness to close out the day here. for the bulk of england and wales, dry with light southerly winds and some sunny spells coming through, even northern ireland most of that rain should stay well out to the west. so in terms of the feel of the weather, not bad out there. 15 to 17 degrees quite widely across the country. through this evening and overnight, low pressure will start to push in from the atlantic. and this frontal system will bring further showery outbreaks of rain with it. it is going to be pretty hit and miss as we go through the night, but with the cloud and the rain arou

aryna sabalenka has won the wuhan 0pen for a third successive time, this year beating china's zheng qinwenthose stories on the bbc news website and app. that's all for now. thank you, jane. king charles has led tributes to scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, who's died suddenly, at the age of 69. the alba party founder — and former snp leader — is thought to have suffered a heart attack during a trip to north macedonia on saturday. there will be a postmortem examination. catriona renton reports. 0utside his family home in aberdeenshire, tributes have been paid to alex salmond. his majesty the king offered his condolences to mr salmond's wife, moira, and family, as did those who knew him across the political spectrum. prime minister sir keir starmer and david cameron, who was the prime minister when the historic edinburgh agreement was signed, paving the way for the referendum on scottish independence. the former first minister of scotland had been speaking at an event in north macedonia about the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum, when he took ill. the entire hote

break in the decider, she lost the third set 6—4 to muchova who will play china's olympic champion zheng qinwentish boat will contest the america's cup for the first time in 60 years after ineos britannia won the competition's playoff series in barcelona. needing one more victory over italy's luna rossa to make the final, britannia held their opponents at bay throughout to claim the first race of the day, completing a 7—4 win that takes them through to face the defending america's cup champions team emirates new zealand, also in barcelona, starting next weekend. south africa have had an impressive start to the women's t20 world cup, beating west indies by 10 wickets in their opening game in dubai. and right now india face new zealand. new zealand have just lost their first wicket. in fact, it is now 67—2 is their first wicket. in fact, it is now 67-2— their first wicket. in fact, it is now 67-2 is both openers have now — is now 67-2 is both openers have now gone _ is now 67-2 is both openers have now gone for - is now 67-2 is both openers have now gone for new- is now 67-2 is both openers - hav

aryna sabalenka has won the wuhan open for a third successive time, this year beating china's zheng qinwenso much, jane. king charles has led tributes to the former scottish first minister — alex salmond — who's died aged 69. the king said mr salmond's "devotion to scotland drove his catriona renton reports. outside his family home in aberdeenshire, tributes have been paid to alex salmond. his majesty the king offered his condolences to mr salmond's wife, moira, and family, as did those who knew him across the political spectrum. prime minister sir keir starmer and david cameron, who was the prime minister when the historic edinburgh agreement was signed, paving the way for the referendum on scottish independence. the former first minister of scotland had been speaking at an event in north macedonia about the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum, when he took ill. the entire hotel, the entire conference, everyone was in shock. most of the participants here were young leaders and none of them had ever experienced anything like this. and i think there was a feeling of shock. there

number 49 following up her quarter—final victory over aryna sabalenka by stunning home favourite zheng qinwenthe sdlp — the social democratic and labour party — at its annual conference today. she was the only candidate to put herself forward to succeed colum eastwood, who resigned in august. in her first speech as leader, she reflected on her career before politics, working in international development. seeing society is in crisis and seeing public services delivered in profoundly challenging circumstances, and these days across the world, politics seems to be infected ljy politics seems to be infected by populism and by the extreme, the collective breakdown in trust and respect for difference, the international order... heartbroken with images we see every day. closer to home, politics has not seemed like service for quite some time. we seem to be a bit stuck between our past and our future. i think the sdlp has been a bit stuck as well. we have not always been quick enough on ourfeet, we have not been clear enough about who we are, and that allowed other people to define the narratives abo

and the top—seeded qinwen zheng won the pan pacific open in tokyo, and she clinched her place at thenth. the olympic champion served up 16 aces, as she beat america's sofia kenin 7—6, 6—3. it is the world number seven�*s third title of the year and first title on hardcourt this season. she will be part of the wta finals, which begin in riyadh next weekend, for the first time. all the players there was really tough to beat. since the first match, you need to be focussed. it's not like usual tournament. you are seeded. so, you know, the first two rounds, you still can get into the match rhythm. so, you know, it's not easy, and it's not the first time for me to play in the wta final. i was so motivated. but let's see what's going to happen. i also don't want to have too much pressure, carlos sainz has won an eventful formula one grand prix in mexico city. red bull's drivers�* championship leader max verstappen was twice punished for his driving against title rival lando norris, and he finished in sixth place. mclaren�*s norris was second, ahead of ferrari's charles leclerc, in third. bu

top—seeded qinwen zheng has won the pan pacific open in tokyo and clinched her place at the wta's seasone beat american sofia kenin 7—6, 6—3. it is the 22—year—old's third title of the year and first on hard court since winning at guangzhou last year. the wta finals begin in riyadh in saudi arabia next saturday. in rugby league, england held off a physical samoa side to claim a hard—fought victory in the opening match of their two—test series providing some degree of revenge for that famous defeat to the same side at the world cup semifinals two years ago. nick parrot was watching. samoa broke english parts when they be them in the world cup semifinal two years ago, and the hosts are still hurting from that defeat on home soil. with a pumped up cloud in wigan, that provided the perfect motivation. it took to seven minutes to make the break through, and herbie far north will fondly remember his first international try. will fondly remember his first internationaltry. it will fondly remember his first international try. it soon became clear this is going to became clear this is going to be

top—seeded qinwen zheng won the pan pacific open in tokyo and clinched her place at the wta's season she beat american sofia kenin 7—6, 6—3. it is the 22—year—old's third title of the year and first on hardcourt since winning at guangzhou last year. the wta finals begin in riyadh in saudi arabia next saturday. the la dodgers have taken control of baseball's world series against the new york yankees — they've got 2—0 up in the best—of—seven tie, to determine the mlb champions. japanese pitcher yoshinobu yamamoto impressed for the dodgers — pitching into the seventh inning, withjuan soto's homer the only hit he allowed. teoscar hernandez and freddie freeman both helped put the dodgers out in front — eventually winning 4—2. the series now moves to new york, with game three at yankee stadium on monday evening. defending motogp champion francesco bagnaia has won the thailand grand prix to cut jorge martin's championship lead to 17 points with two races of the season to go. bagnaia slipped from pole position to third place at the start, but regained the lead when he overtook martin on lap

top—seeded qinwen zheng has won the pan pacific open in tokyo and clinched her place at the wta's seasonup 16 aces as she beat american sofia kenin 7—6, 6—3. it is the 22—year—old's third title of the year and first on hard court since winning at guangzhou last year. the wta finals begin in riyadh in saudi arabia next saturday. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. kyren wilson leadsjudd trump by seven frames to two in the northern ireland open final. they're playing to a finish this evening with nine the target for victory in belfast. one match in rugby union's premiership as harlequins condemned the exeter chiefs to a record sixth—successive loss. flanker will evans scoring two tries to help quins pick up a bonus point and a first win at sandy park in over 10 years. in the premiership women's rugby, saracens overcame champions gloucester—hartpury 49-38. five tries in the first half had given gloucester the lead at half time, but they couldn't build on their lead in the second half as saracens ran in 21 unanswered points to secure victory. in r

top—seeded qinwen zheng won the pan pacific open in tokyo and clinched her place at the wta's seasonhe beat american sofia kenin 7—6, 6—3. it is the 22—year—old's third title of the year and first on hardcourt since winning at guangzhou last year. the wta finals begin in riyadh in saudi arabia next saturday. the player there was really tough to beat. since the first match, we need to be focused it's not like the usual tournament, so you are seeded, so you know in the first two rounds you can get into the match rhythm and it's not easy, and it's the first time i have played in a wta final and i was so motivated but let's see what is going to happen. i don't want to have too much pressure. the la dodgers took control of baseball's world series — against the new york yankees. they've got 2—0 up in the best—of—seven tie, to determine the mlb champions. japanese pitcher yoshinobu yamamoto impressed for the dodgers, pitching into the seventh inning, withjuan soto's homer the only hit he allowed. teoscar hernandez and freddie freeman both helped put the dodgers out in front — eventually win

top—seeded qinwen zheng won the pan pacific open in tokyo and clinched her place at the wta's season16 aces as she beat america's sofia kenin 7—6, 6—3. it is the 22—year—old's third title of the year and first on hard court since winning at guangzhou last year. the wta finals begin in riyadh in saudi arabia next weekend just to mention — the mexico grand prix is underway. eight laps gone and it is max verstappen who is leading at the moment. you can follow that on the bbc sport website and app. we are nowjust nine days away from the us presidential election and the campaigning began early on sunday for kamala harris. she made a morning stop at a philadelphia church. addressing the congregation at the church of christian compassion she said "joy cometh in the morning," and "morning is on its way," seemingly alluding to a potential victory on november the 5th. philadelphia is a largely democratic city, but turnout from these voters will be essential to harris's success in winning the state and potentially winning the white house. she gave a wide ranging interview to our us partner netw

top—seeded qinwen zheng won the pan pacific open in tokyo and clinched her place at the wta's seasonsofia kenin 7—6, 6—3. it is the 22—year—old's third title of the year and first on hardcourt since winning at guangzhou last year. the wta finals begin in riyadh in saudi arabia next weekend. just to mention the mexico grand prix is under way. you can follow it on the bbc sport website and bbc sport app. and ijust want to leave you this half hour with a tearful moment for a down when she said hello to celine dion during her constant residency. the two singers shared an emotional hug. that was a venue originally built for celine dion's residency. rumour has it, she ended by calling her my heart will go on. hello, there. for most of us, we have had a fine, dry sunday, but wind and rain has been pushing into scotland and northern ireland. it's a couple of weather fronts which will tend to get squeezed out in the week ahead, certainly on monday, as high pressure begins to build in, and for much of this upcoming week, it's going to be dry. a lot of cloud around, with limited sunshine. we co

meanwhile in tokyo, china's zheng qinwen is through to the semi finals — after beating canada's leylahr will face sofia kenin in the other semi final. the world series gets under way later as the la dodgers take on the new york yankees. it's the best of seven with game one in los angeles at the dodger stadium. it'll be the 12th time these two teams have faced each other in a world series — although it's more than a0 years since the last one. it is worldwide and i think that is what is going to make this world series of special, so unique. you could easily argue that on a global scale, the yankees and the dodgers are the most followed, the most supported, the most visible, so obviously with our two great organisations and the branding, it is going to be very visible. and that's all the sport for now. with just a couple of weeks to go till the us presidential election, both donald trump and kamala harris will be in texas later on friday. a rare step away for both candidates to step away for a non—swing state squarely republican for a while now. she'll be with pop superstar beyonce, while