and that is it from sport today. thank you forjoining us. sport today. thank you forjoining us. goodbye for now. good morning. we've got some fresher air trying to push into the north—west of the uk today but for many, a mild and muggy start once again. the dividing line between that bit fresher air and something humid is this weather front which will be producing wet conditions across wales and northern england to start the day. to the south of that, like we saw on monday, extensive low cloud. there will be a few breaks allowing some sunshine and temperatures will shoot up in the morning rush hour. like yesterday, the cloud will produce some spots of drizzle. the best parts of brightness will be across the east. the west midlands, north wales, north—west england some heavy rain around, particularly on the pennines and the lake distric splashes of rain into yorkshire and the north—east. scotland and northern ireland, a bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain particularly across the west of scotland and northern ireland. they will become less prevalent through the day. sunny ski

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the show: ecstatic scenes in syria as the country sets up a world cup qualification playoff with australia. busta busts—a—move — pablo carreno reaches the us open semi—finals for the first time. and a comeback queen in queens, sloane stephens keeps the home fans happy by advancing to the semis too. hi there wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. more on syria's heroics to come. first though — saudi arabia are through to the world cup in russia. they are the first arabic nation at football's showpiece event since 2006. the saudisjoin iran, japan, south korea, brazil, mexico, belgium and hosts russia in the 32—team tournament. substitute fa had al muwallad's second—half winner helped them beat japani—o injeddah. it takes the saudis to their fifth world cup and sends australia to the play—offs. australia needed a big win over thailand in order t

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. real madrid are beaten by real betis leaving them seven points adrift of spanish league leaders barcelona after just five matches. the man known as the raging bull, jake lamotta, who was former world middleweight boxing champion has died at the age of 95. and inland surfing. a radical new way to ride the waves. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that real madrid are now seven points behind leaders barcelona after real betis scored a 94th minute winner at the bernabeu. all this despite the return of cristiano ronaldo after missing five matches through suspension including the first four in the primera division. the world player of the year started up front but couldn't find a way through at the bernabeu, leaving zinedine zidane's side

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: diego costa is heading back to atletico madrid as chelsea agree a deal to sell their striker to his former club. jordan spieth is three shots off the lead at the season ending tour championship in atlanta as he looks to claim the fed ex cup and the $10 million prize valentino rossi, just three weeks after breaking his leg, is hopeful of a motogp comeback this weekend. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the football news that chelsea have relented and allowed diego costa to return to atletico madrid. the striker helped the blues win the premier league title last season but manager antonio conte said he was free to leave the club. chelsea are understood to have agreed a deal thought to be worth around $70 million subject to personal terms and a medical.

time now for all the sports news, in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the nfl stars defying the american president. justin thomas wins the fedex cup — and a ten million dollar bonus. and roger federer helps europe beat the world team to win the inaugural laver cup. first we start with american football, and a number of protests have taken place at nfl games on sunday following donald trump's controversial comments. the us president has called for players demonstrating against racial inequality during the national anthem to be fired. it's provoked an angry response. this was the scene earlier on sunday, at wembley stadium in london where the jacksonville jaguars and the baltimore ravens played.

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. former england captain wayne rooney is banned after admitting to drink—driving giro d'italia organisers announce details of next year's historic start injerusalem and as afghanistan's cricket side rise up the world rankings we take a look at how a home grown t20 tournament is getting attention from all over the world. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that the former england and manchester united captain, wayne rooney, has pleaded guilty to drink driving. the 31—year—old who now plays for everton has been banned from driving for two years and ordered to do community service. it's after he was arrested near his home in the north—west of england earlier this month and our sports editor dan roan was at the court hearing. less than 2a hours after playing for his club, everton, wayne rooney arriving at the magistrates this morning over a drink—driving charge. fla

time now for all the sports news, in sport today. hello. i'm nick marshall—mccormack, and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the show: world number one, rafael nadal, shows brute force to overpower alexandr dolgopolov. joachim loew‘s loving it. world champions, germany, are set to win their world cup qualification group. and the american wins his fifth tour title! hi there. wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. world number one, rafael nadal, made it through to the us open quarter—finals for the seventh time on monday. he defeated ukrainian alexandr dolgopolov. and it was fast too. just one hour and 41 minutes from first serve to match point. the spaniard won 6—2, 6—4, 6—1. the 15—time grand slam champion hasn't made the us open last eight since capturing the 2013 title. he returned to the top world ranking last month for the first

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: kylian mbappe joins paris saint—germain on loan from monaco and then scores for the french national side as they beat the netherlands in world cup qualifying. japan become the fourth team to qualify for next year's world cup in russia after beating australia 2—0 in saitama. and roger federer needs five sets to get past mikhail youzhny at the us open. hello there and welcome to the programme. we start with some of the main football transfer news from thursday. many of europe's top leagues have seen the window close and one of the main stories was that paris st—germain have signed this man here, kylian mbappe, on a season—long loan from french champions monaco. that comes with an option to make the deal permanent for a fee of $215 million dollars.

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the show: ecstatic scenes in syria as the country sets up a world cup qualification playoff with australia. busta busts—a—move — pablo carreno reaches the us open semi—finals for the first time. and a comeback queen in queens, sloane stephens keeps the home fans happy by advancing to the semis too. hi there wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. more on syria's heroics to come. first though — saudi arabia are through to the world cup in russia. they are the first arabic nation at football's showpiece event since 2006. the saudisjoin iran, japan, south korea, brazil, mexico, belgium and hosts russia in the 32—team tournament.

i am tulsen tollett and this is sport today, life in the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: lewis hamilton increased his lead in the formula 1 world championship with victory in singapore as sebastian vettel crashed out at the start. wayne rooney's old trafford return ends in a 4—0 defeat for everton against his former club manchester united. and marc leishman wins the bmw championship, the penultimate tournament of the fedex cup play—offs. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to talk about, there, but we start with the news that lewis hamilton has claimed his 60th formula 1 victory, taking the chequered flag at the singapore grand prix. his main rival, sebastian vettel, crashed on the first lap. red bull's daniel ricciardo was second with mercedes valterri bottas third. tom clarkson was in sepang for us. ifa if a week is a long time in politics, 48 hours is a lifetime in formula 1. a tight and twisty street circuit mixed with rain is the perfect cocktail for chaos in formula 1. this singapore sling left sebastian vettel, max verstap

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: hurricane irma takes it's toll on the sporting world with fixtures moved and cancelled after the storm damage. west ham got their first points of the premier league season as huddersfield suffered their first defeat. and security is paramount as the world 11 arrives in pakistan for a ground breaking twenty20 series. hello there and welcome to the programme. hurricane irma has been wreaking havoc on a devastating scale over the past week affecting numerous communities and countries. in florida over the weekend, irma made landfall and it also forced the postponement and cancellation of various sporting fixtures. with the nfl season among them, it poses a knock on effect for teams who had been scheduled to have a week off later in the season, and florida—based journalistjeremiah tittle has been explaining to me how this could hinder a franchise.

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. former england captain wayne rooney is banned after admitting to drink—driving giro d'italia organisers announce details of next year's historic start injerusalem and as afghanistan's cricket side rise up the world rankings we take a look at how a home grown t20 tournament is getting attention from all over the world. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that the former england and manchester united captain, wayne rooney, has pleaded guilty to drink driving. the 31—year—old who now plays for everton has been banned from driving for two years and ordered to do community service. it's after he was arrested near his home in the north—west

i'm sarah mulkerrins, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up: messi's on song for barcelona in the champions league, scoring twice to beat last year's runners—up, juventus. what a game in guangzhou! shangai sneak into the asian champions league semi—finals after going to penalties against evergrande. and we'll be in las vegas, where they are preparing for another huge fight this weekend. hello, and welcome along to the programme. so, the european champions league is back, and there were big wins for barcelona, paris st germain, chelsea, and manchester united on tuesday. 28 goals in eight matches. lionel messi scored two for barcelona in their three nil win at home against last season's runners up, juventus. 0ur football reporter, john bennett, has more. barcelona and lionel messi, superb this evening. a brilliant performance.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: mbappe, neymar and cavani combine to make it two wins from two for paris st—germain in the champions league. despite his arrest, ben stokes is included in england's ashes squad. and garbine muguruza find that winning formula once again, to set up a quarterfinal tie against jelena 0stapenko at the wuhan open 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. cava

hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the show: the wild card is wiped out... maria sharapova is knocked out of the us open by anastasija sevastova. magnificent at monza! lewis hamilton overtakes sebastian vettel to lead the formula one world championship. and it's sorry day for sri lankan cricket fans as india thrash their team again. hi there wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. maria sharapova's comeback for her first grand slam since her doping ban, is over. she's been knocked out in the fourth round of the us open by anastasija sevastova in three sets. former world number one sharapova, had been granted a wild—card entry into the main draw. despite criticism from some of her competitors. the latvian 16th lost the first set but took control after that

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: mbappe, neymar and cavani combine to make it two wins from two for paris st—germain in the champions league. despite his arrest, ben stokes is included in england's ashes squad. and garbine muguruza find that winning formula once again, to set up a quarterfinal tie against jelena ostapenko at the wuhan open 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.

time now for all the sports news, in sport today. this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the king backs the nfl in the war of words with the president. the coaches, the players, the owners, the bands, anybody who had any association with the nfl yesterday, was unbelievable. two goals for lacazette gives arsenal victory over west brom in the premier league. and us open champion sloane stephens — plus a host of big names, crash out of the wuhan open. first — teams from the nba 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.

hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up: after 37 fights, in 22 different cities, will the undefeated gennady golovkin topple canelo alvarez in his first las vegas fight? chaotic scenes in london as fan disorder delay‘s —— delays arsenal's europa league match with cologne. and it's a washout — play was called off for the day at the final women's golf major of the year. on saturday, the three—belt champion gennady golovkin puts his titles and his undefeated record on the line when he takes on saul canelo alvarez in a hugely anticipated bout in las vegas. and, well, if mayweather mcgregor wasn't one for the boxing purists, this one certainly is. two of the best current pound for pound boxers around. ade adedoyin is in las vegas. you have had quite a roll of honour of gu ests you have had quite a roll of honour of guests for us this week so far. yes. welcome to the media centre. it has been a hugely anticipated bout that has attracted boxing dignitaries past and present. now, these two are fighting for your

hello, i'm nick marshall—mccormack and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the show: the wild card is wiped out... maria sharapova is knocked out of the us open by anastasija sevastova. magnificent at monza! lewis hamilton overtakes sebastian vettel to lead the formula one world championship. and it's sorry day for sri lankan cricket fans as india thrash their team again. hi there wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. maria sharapova's comeback for her first grand slam since her doping ban, is over. she's been knocked out in the fourth round of the us open by anastasija sevastova in three sets. former world number one sharapova, had been granted a wild—card entry into the main draw. despite criticism from some of her competitors. the latvian 16th lost the first set but took control after that as sharapova's fitness and accuracy started to struggle with 51 unforced errors. it was fairly clear at the lack of matches caught up with maria sharapova. opening—night, under the lights, she developed after defeating the second see

now it is time for sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: rafael nadal is through to the us open semifinals after a straight sets win over andrey rublev. the women's world number one is out though as coco vandeweghe beats karolina pliskova to keep alive hopes of an all american semifinal line up. and india win their one—off twenty 20 match against sri lanka in colombo with skipper virat kohli leading the way for the tourists. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that men's world number one rafael nadal is through to the semifinals of the us open after a crushing straight sets win over 19—year—old russian andrey rublev. the spaniard, a twice winner of this event needed just 96 minutes for victory as he ruthlessly took apart his opponent dropping just five games against a player who idolised nadal growing up.

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up: after 37 fights, in 22 different cities, will the undefeated gennady golovkin topple canelo alvarez in his first las vegas fight? chaotic scenes in london as fan disorder delay's —— delays arsenal's europa league match with cologne. and it's a washout — play was called off for the day at the final women's golf major of the year. on saturday, the three—belt champion gennady golovkin puts his titles and his undefeated record on the line when he takes on saul canelo alvarez in a hugely anticipated bout in las vegas. and, well, if mayweather mcgregor wasn't one for the boxing purists,

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello. i am tulsen tollett and mr sport today, like the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: —— this is sport. —— live from the. lionel messi scores four as barcelona move five points clear at the top of the spanish league jonny bairstow leads england to a seven wicket victory over west indies in the first one day international at old trafford with an unbeaten century. and find out why one of english football's most successful players hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that four goals from lionel messi giving him his 43rd career hat—trick, saw barcelona move five points clear at the top of the spanish primera division after they scored a convincing 6—1 win over eibar. a first half penalty was added to with three second half goals paulinho and denis suarez also found the net at camp nou, while valencia scored five moving them up to third,

time now for all the sports news in sport today. welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. plenty to bring you. here's what's coming up. the good times are over for carlo ancellotti at bayern munich — the head coach sacked by the german club. the pictures which mean cricketer ben stokes won't be considered for international duty. and the upsets continue at the wuhan open — the world number one beaten by the 20—year—old with a growing reputation. 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.

time now for all the sports news in sport today. us what was hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up — ronaldo scores twice as title holders real madrid get off to a winning start in the european champions league. in the asian champions league there's been another five goals. another red card. in another dramatic quarter final. and we'll be in las vegas as golovkin and alvarez prepare for a middleweight showdown that's got boxing purists very excited! defending champions real madrid have got off to a winning start in the european champions league after a 3—0 win at home, against apoel nicosia. there were big wins too for the premier league sides manchester city and tottenham. so with all the details on that ronaldo performance for real — here's our football reporterjohn bennett.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the nfl stars defying the american president. justin thomas wins the fedex cup — and a ten million dollar bonus. and roger federer helps europe beat the world team to win the inaugural laver cup. first we start with american football, and a number of protests have taken place at nfl games on sunday following donald trump's controversial comments. the us president has called for players demonstrating against racial inequality during the national anthem to be fired. it's provoked an angry response. this was the scene earlier on sunday, at wembley stadium in london where the jacksonville jaguars and the baltimore ravens played. players at several games across the league also chose to kneel — during the playing of the star—spangled banner. it's the biggest demonstration since the protests first began in 2016. well the president has spoken to reporters — and responded to the widespread day of action across several teams. one of those involved the new england patriots owner robert k

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. real madrid are beaten by real betis leaving them seven points adrift of spanish league leaders barcelona after just five matches. the man known as the raging bull, jake lamotta, who was former world middleweight boxing champion has died at the age of 95. and inland surfing. a radical new way to ride the waves. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that real madrid are now seven points behind leaders barcelona after real betis scored a 94th minute winner at the bernabeu. all this despite the return of cristiano ronaldo after missing five matches through suspension including the first four in the primera division. the world player of the year started up front but couldn't find a way through at the bernabeu, leaving zinedine zidane‘s side seventh after antonio sanabria's winner. elsewhere in spain, sevilla move second afterjesus navas grabbed the winner against las palmas with seven minutes to go. atletico madrid, who are third, were 2—1winners away to ath

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is sport today from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: ronaldo turns on the style as real keep up their winning streak in the champions league. england's ben stokes is out of their squad for their fourth one day international against west indies after being arrested. and the big names continue to tumble in china. 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

i am tulsen tollett and mr sport today, like the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: —— this is sport. —— live from the. lionel messi scores four as barcelona move five points clear at the top of the spanish league jonny bairstow leads england to a seven wicket victory over west indies in the first one day international at old trafford with an unbeaten century. and find out why one of english football's most successful players hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that four goals from lionel messi giving him his 43rd career hat—trick, saw barcelona move five points clear at the top of the spanish primera division after they scored a convincing 6—1 win over eibar. a first half penalty was added to with three second half goals paulinho and denis suarez also found the net at camp nou, while valencia scored five moving them up to third, italian international simone zaza scoring a second half hat—trick at the mestalla in their win over malaga. cristiano ronaldo returns to the real madrid side for wednesday's ma

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: kylian mbappe joins paris saint—germain on loan from monaco and then scores for the french national side as they beat the netherlands in world cup qualifying. japan become the fourth team to qualify for next year's world cup in russia after beating australia 2—0 in saitama. and roger federer needs five sets to get past mikhail youzhny at the us open. hello there and welcome to the programme. we start with some of the main football transfer news from thursday. many of europe's top leagues have seen the window close and one of the main stories was that paris st—germain have signed this man here, kylian mbappe, on a season—long loan from french champions monaco. that comes with an option to make the deal permanent for a fee of $215 million dollars. should psg sign the france international on a permanent deal, his contract will run untiljune 2022. in england alex oxlaide chamberlain‘s move from arsenal to liverpool was rubber stamped earlier on thurs

this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme. the king backs the nfl in the war of words with the president. the coaches, the players, the owners, the bands, anybody who had any association with the nfl yesterday, was unbelievable. two goals for lacazette gives arsenal victory over west brom in the premier league. and us open champion sloane stephens — plus a host of big names, crash out of the wuhan open. first — teams from the nba 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. the action was sparked after president donald trump said those who make a stand should be fired. basketball star lebronjames has praised nfl team owners and players. the nfl, the coaches, the players, the owners, the fans, everyone who had anything any association with nfl yesterday was unbelievable. it was solidarity and there was no divide. it's so amazing, what sports can do to everyone in matter the

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: diego costa is heading back to atletico madrid as chelsea agree a deal to sell their striker to his former club. jordan spieth is three shots off the lead at the season ending tour championship in atlanta as he looks to claim the fed ex cup and the $10 million prize valentino rossi, just three weeks after breaking his leg, is hopeful of a motogp comeback this weekend. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the football news that chelsea have relented and allowed diego costa to return to atletico madrid. the striker helped the blues win the premier league title last season but manager antonio conte said he was free to leave the club. chelsea are understood to have agreed a deal thought to be worth around $70 million subject to personal terms and a medical. our football reporter steve crossman has more. diego costa said to me he had been told he was not wanted and would not be playing and he has been effectively on strike. he has been in his

welcome along to sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. plenty to bring you. here's what's coming up. the good times are over for carlo ancellotti at bayern munich — the head coach sacked by the german club. the pictures which mean cricketer ben stokes won't be considered for international duty. and the upsets continue at the wuhan open — the world number one beaten by the 20—year—old with a growing reputation. 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

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: rafael nadal is through to the us open semifinals after a straight sets win over andrey rublev. the women's world number one is out though as coco vandeweghe beats karolina pliskova to keep alive hopes of an all american semifinal line up. and india win their one—off twenty 20 match against sri lanka in colombo with skipper virat kohli leading the way for the tourists. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that men's world number one rafael nadal is through to the semifinals of the us open after a crushing straight sets win over 19—year—old russian andrey rublev. the spaniard, a twice winner of this event needed just 96 minutes for victory as he ruthlessly took apart his opponent dropping just five games against a player who idolised nadal growing up. next he'll face the winner of the quarter—final clash between five—times champion in this event roger federer orjuan martin del potro, the 2009 winner. iam i am

i am tulsen tollett and this is sport today, life in the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: lewis hamilton increased his lead in the formula 1 world championship with victory in singapore as sebastian vettel crashed out at the start. wayne rooney's old trafford return ends in a 4—0 defeat for everton against his former club manchester united. and marc leishman wins the bmw championship, the penultimate tournament of the fedex cup play—offs. hello there and welcome to the programme. lots to talk about, there, but we start with the news that lewis hamilton has claimed

now for the sports news. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: venus williams and sloane stephens are into a deciding set in their us open semi final. up next 20th seed coco vandewegheplays against her good friend madison keys and madison keyes complete the all american semi—final line up as they battle for the other place in saturday's decider. the premier league clubs vote to bring forward the closing date of the transfer window to before the season starts. and chris froome extends his lead in la vuelta a espana withjust three stages remaining. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that the first of the women's us open finalists will be known shortly. two—time winner venus williams is playing american compatriot sloane stephens in what has been a compelling match, with the 24—year—old stephens winning the first set 6—1, before williams won the second without dropping a game.

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: hurricane irma takes it's toll on the sporting world with fixtures moved and cancelled after the storm damage. west ham got their first points of the premier league season as huddersfield suffered their first defeat. and security is paramount as the world 11 arrives in pakistan for a ground breaking twenty20 series. hello there and welcome to the programme. hurricane irma has been wreaking havoc on a devastating scale over the past week affecting numerous communities and countries. in florida over the weekend, irma made landfall and it also forced the postponement and cancellation of various sporting fixtures. with the nfl season among them, it poses a knock on effect for teams who had been scheduled to have a week off later in the season, and florida—based journalistjeremiah tittle has been explaining to me how this could hinder a franchise. the bye week is an opportunity for teens, whether they are ailing and need some time to recover from the knocks t

hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is sport today from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: ronaldo turns on the style as real keep up their winning streak in the champions league. england's ben stokes is out of their squad for their fourth one day international against west indies after being arrested. and the big names continue to tumble in china. world number two simona halep the latest casualty at the wuhan 0pen. 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 410 goals for real with his contribution. it was a result that coach zinedine zidane hailed as perfect.

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. as irma continues north across the state of florida, we here in the british isles have experienced quite an unsettled weekend. and that theme continues on into the forthcoming week. for a time, we'll see cool and at times windy weather and some pretty heavy downpours to boot. the concerns start as early as monday morning, especially so across wales and the south—west, where some of the gusts of wind could easily be up at around 50, if not 60mph. at the same time, those conditions could be exacerbated by some squally showers indeed. elsewhere across the british isles, how do we start the new week? ina similarvein. the wind not a concern as in wales and the south—west. but the wind will be ever present for many parts of western scotland and northern ireland and a good part of england and wales. and there will be plenty of showers to go around as well. at times, some of those showers will merge to give the odd longer spell of rain. perhaps nowhere more so than this north—eastern qu

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: rafael nadal win the men's us open title in new york and a 16th career grand slam championship. grand slam championship. chris froome becomes the first cyclist in 39 years to win the tour de france and the vuelta a espana in the same year. and in germany, a female referee takes charge of a top european league football match for the first time. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that world number 0ne rafael nadal has won the men's us open title at flushing meadows in new york for the third time. the 31—year—old spaniard was a 6—3, 6—3, 6—4 winner against south africa's kevin anderson who was playing in his first ever major final. nadal needed just under two and a half hours to also claim a second major championship of the year having won the french open in paris as well. paul frostick reports. rafael

redskins' quarterback and texas alum colt mccoy was a good sport today. lost a bet with his longhorns losing to the terps so he had a sport a maryland t-shirt and then took it off quickly. >>> all right the cubs they do themed road trips and because nfl season is almost here, players ♪ it's twith the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring... does your bed do that? the new 360 smart bed is part of our biggest sale of the year where all beds are on sale. and right now save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed. plus 36 month financing. ends monday! z2fwdz z16fz y2fwdy y16fy time that we represented, you know, more than the yankees there. we represented the city of new york, and i got that point across, and i didn't have to convince anybody about it. ♪ ♪ >> in a career spanning more than half a century, joe torre has excelled as a player, a manager, and now a major league baseball executive. >> i'm so close to baseball, i felt i wanted to do

this has become somewhat a spectator sport today. the concern is not over yet, but people are starting to come out of their homes to see what things look like. earlier we were at lake geneva, the state's largest lake. there is concern the water could overflow. the army corps of engineers seems to have things under control here. a lot of people on the east coast seem to believe they may be out of the woods but that is not necessarily the case. they are still expecting tropical storm-force wind here with hurricane-force winds gusting at times. that will happen tomorrow. and the governor says don't get too comfortable on the east coast. the hurricane could also change courses again. carter evans, cbs news, jupiter, florida. >> quijano: irma killed at least 27 people as it roared across the caribbean sea. its last stop was in cuba. will grant of our partner network bbc news, is there. >> reporter: well, i can tell you that from havana, which up until this stage has been pretty protected from this storm, it's clear that the winds are now

a busy day in sport today. will stop cricket —— we will start with cricket. england's one day team sealed a dominant 4—0 one day series win against west indies. liam plunkett took two wickets as england restricted the tourists to 288 from their 50 overs. and england reached the target with ease. jason roy hit 96. and a confidence boost forjonny bairstow ahead of the ashes, he finished on 1111 not out. joe root ended the summer in style, completing the victory with a six. probably the most convincing thing about the last couple of days and the distractions that have gone on was a win at the oval. a chance to win the series, everything that happened was quite fresh, everybody knew about it the last couple of days so to produce a performance like that in such a tight game obviously meant a huge amount to the side. rangers have moved up to third in the scottish premiership, after their won 4—1 away at hamilton academical. rangers had to come from behind too, as hamilton took an early lead. but defender declanjohn scored two goals, and rangers added a couple m

san ramon school district has canceled sports today and tomorrow. at livermore high they canceled practice today but expect to play tomorrow night. >> it's harder than people think. you have to be hydrated, make sure you hydrate a couple of days before. >> reporter: at livermore high school they are renting special equipment to stay cool. but the decision to cancel or reschedule games is left to the discretion of schools or school districts. >> when you're in the heat extreme like that you're substituting more, making sure they drink. so you're take precautions. >> reporter: the varsity football players say they definitely want to play this game tomorrow. they say they live in livermore and are used to 100-degree temperatures. they actually say that they think that it will give them a competitive advantage. they are scheduled to play washington high school from fremont. here in livermore, devin fehely, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> now, along with the heat, bad air. chopper 5 flew over the east bay this afternoon. you can see that dark haze. now, today

get all the details without him on sport today in 20 minutes. the chief minister of the indian capital, delhi, has ordered an inquiry into the alleged rape of a five—year—old girl at school. arvind kejriwal made the announcement during a second day of protests about how authorities handled a separate case in which a seven—year—old boy was murdered at school. pope francis has had a minor accident while driving through the streets of cartagena in colombia. he lost balance and hit his head against the popemobile. he was later seen with a bandage across his swollen eyebrow and eye, still smiling and talking with the people. he has now finished his historic visit to the country, and is returning to rome. genocide — that is how the foreign minister of bangladesh has described the treatment of myanmar‘s rohingya community. three weeks ago, a major military crackdown sparked the mass movement of thousands of refugees across the border. now, the bbc has gained access to one of the rohingya militants who attacked the police posts, which led to

today, pro football was unified in pushing back. the first indication came when players and coaches from the jacksonville jaguars and baltimore ravens knelt and linked arms before their game today in london, england. jaguars' owner shad khan, who gave a million dollars to the trump inaugural committee, joined them. in chicago, the visiting pittsburgh steelers, except for one player who's a military veteran, opted to stay in the locker room during the anthem, leaving their sideline empty. at every game today, with the new york giants, the new orleans saints, the new england patriots, the buffalo bills, the tampa bay buccaneers, and other teams, players either knelt or linked arms on the sidelines during the national anthem. before the games, mr. trump reiterated his views on twitter, saying: "if nfl fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our flag and country, you will see change take place fast. fire or suspend!" many team owners condemned him and defended their players. among them was robert kraft of the super b

full details coming your way in sport today. do you remember this? the american guitarist and songwriter, walter becker, from the band steely dan, has died at the age of 67. the band blurred musical boundaries through their mix ofjazz, rock and pop, with hits such as "reelin‘ in the years" and "deacon blues." let's get more on our top story. and there's widespread international condemnation of north korea's latest test. as we heard the un is holding a second emergency security council meeting in less than a week on north korea later on monday, and south korea conducted its own live—fire exercise simulating an attack on the north's nuclear site. john park, the director of the korea working group and an adjunct lecturer at the harvard kennedy school, offered us his analysis. well, rico, we have seen south korea respond in this fashion in recent episodes. i think this is now part of the landscape there. but you have to look at the gap. north korea's testing capabilities, a weapons system and steps towards that, that is in the realm of the great powe

that sparked reaction from athletes in every major sport. today we welcome political analyst james taylor to our studio.he says there's an ulterior motive behind the president's the motive behind an ulterior he says there's studio.taylor to our analyst james political analyst james taylor to our studio.he says there's an ulterior motive behind the president's controversial comments. (steve) not all n--f-l players are participating in the protests. in fact ---the hottest selling n-f-l jersey now belongs to a player who refused to protest. refused to protest. pittsbu

when it comes to sports today seven strong innings for sherzers. 250 strikeouts on the season. helped lift them it a win over the braves. ryan zimmerman cracked 100 rbi mark on season gone it a couple times. two runs, 101 in season. train tuner most stolen bases in season and anthony ran don't had a couple hits. it will be geo on the mound for the nats signs of progress and participating simulated game including running bases and fielding ground balls and will try a simulated game in in new york this weekend and general manager says we'll take it day by day. >> it's officially year of home run in major league baseball. number nine of kansas city. he hit major league baseball 5694th home run of season. breaking record set at the hight of steroids era in 2 2000. when that record was set in 2000 sammy sosa led and barry bonds had 49. this year even top numbers carlos stanton has 5 a5 home runs and judge in second place with 44. >> and visiting a d.c. al almosty school to do reading time out with the wizards. the idea to track number of books and time spent reading doctor the month

agents. >> today's arrest should serve as a warning to others, we have your playbook. >> reporter: among those charged, the global head of sports marketing for basketball for adidas, jim gatto, accused of bribing the families of high school recruits to get them to commit to colleges where adiads was a sponsor. >> these defendants conspired to secretly funnel six-figure payments to the families of three high school players. >> reporter: adidas said today it was unaware of any misconduct. those four coaches have been suspended and the ncaa tonight saying the allegations if true are a despicable breach of trust. david? >> linsey davis tonight. linsey, thank you. >>> when we come back here, it is 2017, but tonight, where women will finally be allowed to drive. >>> also news tonight about o.j. simpson. what the paperwork now tells us. >>> and it is a popular show, "fixer upper." what the hosts have just revealed. more news ahead. americans, 83% try to eat healthy, yet up to 90% fall short on getting key nutrients. let's do more. one-a-day 50 plus. complete with 100% daily value of more than 1

if you're making plans later today to be out and about, got after school sports, that kind of thing, i think everybody is going to be fine. it's going to be warm and sticky though with high temperatures about 80. chance of a shower as it still feels kind of tropical. that moisture off to our south and east associated with josÉ still in the region. >> are we getting into what might be for the east coast later this morning? 'cause i was nervous about that all weekend. >> oh, josÉ? >> yeah. >> well, we'll talk about it but fringe impacts for us and further north as you into new england they'll have more direct impact? >> really. okay. >> we have a tropical storm watch for the beaches, though so we'll look. >> thank you, tucker. >> hi, erin. good morning. >> good morning. going to start you off with metro delays. orange line eastern portion impacted. single tracking trains running every 15 minutes. largo town center morgan boulevard on the blue or silver lines better bets to get you around that one. look at that delay. that's 95 northbound by prince william parkway. delays from dale ci