we talk to sir andy murray about his journey from a hospital bed... back onto the court, as a new documentary puts him in reflective mood. that was the nice thing about these last six or seven months when i was at home, and my pain was gone. i got at home, and my pain was gone. i got a glimpse into what my life would be like without tennis and ims so much more relaxed about that now. —— i am so more relaxed about that now. —— i am so much more relaxed. also coming up in the programme... as city get set for champions league action — sterling starts talk about a new contract... and the money is rolling into women's golf. we'll have more on a big prize boost for the ladies european tour. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome along to the programme... plenty to come on the champions league with manchester city and tottenham in action later — but we start with this man here — andy murray. because most of us will have seen or have read the stories over the last two of years about his struggles with a hip injury. but now we have a r

do you think captain liam smith brings andy murray back?|j think smith brings andy murray back?” think you will. as you said, a tough match. i'm sure he pulls up a little bit sore, but it is a's recovery will have done have a world of good. when it comes down to the wire, andy murray is the man you want out there. kyle edmund is played very well in the group stages against kazakhstan, so he is a key figure. on the doubles could be crucial. jamie murray and his partner have won both of their matches so far. they are very likely to be up against a french open champions. so after we have the luxury of thinking we are the favourite under doubles, but it does not necessarily the case. the germans have a quality team as well. every match, every point, you feel it is going to be vital, and i expect a very hard—fought vital, and i expect a very ha rd—fought battle vital, and i expect a very hard—fought battle this evening. vital, and i expect a very hard—fought battle this eveningm looks as if it might be too close to call, with commentary on five live sports extra from thor 30 2

andy murray either. the medical tribunal of dr richard freeman, the former medic at british cylcing, continues in manchester, there were some heated exchanges today as the former technical director shane sutton gave evidence. the former technical director was described as "a serial liar" and "a doper". dan bruun was there and joins us now. pretty astonishing and dramatic stuff there but many people would have expected this with the arrival of shane sutton into proceedings. that's right let me give you some background. doctor richard freeman, the former chief medical at british cycling, stands accused of ordering testosterone to the sports headquarters in 2011 to dope a writer, to enhance their performance. he denies that and says he was actually bullied into ordering it for the former head coach, shane sutton, to cheat is erectile dysfunction. shane sutton denies

the premiere of "andy murray: resurfacing" was held in london last night. the film charts his two—year fight back from a hip injury which threatened to end his career. and while it was a very tough time for him — andy murray told me — it also helped him prepare for life after tennis. tennis obviously has been my whole adult life but also a huge part of my childhood as well, this is what i've done since i was a young kid, so when you sort of get to 28, 29 and it looks like you're coming to the end, i think sport doesn't do a very good job preparing athletes for finishing and setting them up for what they're going to do when they finish, but that nice thing about these last six or seven months when i was at home and my pain was gone, i got a glimpse into what my life would be like without tennis, and i'm so much more relaxed about that now that now that i know that everything will be all good when i do stop. and you can see that interview in full with andy murray in sportsday here on the news channel at 6:30. we know andy murray can bring in the crowds

there have been many times when andy murray believed his career was over. i really want to keep going. but my body is telling me no. his only hope was pioneering hip surgery. and he invited cameras in to follow him. but what started out as a documentary of his recovery grew into something different. a comeback. i ended up almost finishing playing, basically. so this just didn't turn out how i expected. if someone had told me maybe two years ago this is what you're going to go through, would you film it? i probably would have said no, but it turned out very different. just being back on court was a victory of sorts for murray ,and after extensive rehabilitation, he returned to competition, playing doubles up this year's wimbledon before beating the odds to win the nearly stopped playing altogether. he now has a new trophy and a new outlook. you know, just totally changed me. i just felt much happier. it's not just about the winning and losing. you know, i started playing the sport when i was a kid because i loved it. and that's why i'm back playing now. tenn

. —— responded to andy murray's and the lta's offer. the lta say that all 500 of their tickets they bought to give away have now gone so there should be a decent gb contingency in the crowd to watch him face rafa nadal‘s spain. here is that tennis correspondence. dan correspondence. da n eva ns correspondence. dan evans produced the finest davis cup performance of his career as britain reach the semifinals for the first time since 2016. kyle edmund led the charge, leading from the front again in the absence of andy murray, putting in a clinical performance to beat philipp kohlschreiber in straight sets. evans kohlschreiber in straight sets. eva ns ha d kohlschreiber in straight sets. evans had twice won the first set and lost matches in three sets, again he won the first set. conceding seven inches in height and a couple of weight divisions but he came through, and he won the first set tie—break by seven points to two. it was relief more than anything! the guy in the chair has done so much for me with the davis cup and without it. t

rejuvenated andy murray, the dutchman played tennis that the latest status winning the first set. he had admitted to putting on weight after the birth of his third child, but burned off some of the fat by breaking the dutchman first game and giving the british fa ns first game and giving the british fans the opportunity to burst into song. he soon add more to rejoice over when they leveled the match in britain were back in business. the power and precision returned, along with it another nail—biting tie—break, a three—time grand slam champion summoned another gear and gave britain a victory that he later said that he did not really deserve. dan evans would have won the tie for britain had he beaten robin haase, he made a great start taking the first set 6—3. but haase fought back, levelled the match on a tie—break before going on to win the third set 6—4 and make it all square it all came down to the doubles with jamie murray teaming up with neil skupski. a straight sets win sealed the victory for great britain, with a second set tie break going the way of the british

for years, men's tennis has been dominated by federer, nadal, and djokovic, with andy murray getting a look in for a while too, but could a new generation of younger players finally be set to topple the old guard? in london on sunday night, 21—year—old stefanos tsitsipas beat dominic thiem to become the youngest winner of the season finale since 2001. now the question is, will that translate into grand slam titles in 2020? patrick gearey reports. perhaps finally, the future is here. stefa nos perhaps finally, the future is here. stefanos tsitsipas, final champion, 21 stop in the face of tomorrow's world, generation of young men expected to take over from men's tennis‘s old masters. the revolution has been on hold until now.” tennis‘s old masters. the revolution has been on hold until now. i feel like my game is getting better over time, time, and i believe i am really close on being crowned champion. i know these are strong words that i say, but i do feel like i belong to be there. tsitsipas was the youngest man playing at the event, and in the semis, knocked out the oldest

a former davis cup player for great britain, former coach of andy murray, the suggestion, miles, from captain leon smith yesterday was that dan evans and kyle edmund are a little bit ahead of andy murray writes now. he was indicating that we will see evans and edmund play singles again full somehow do you see at? i'm not sure. we have been discussing it all day and morning. it must be tough to leave murray out. having said that, what a victory for dan evans and kyle edmund. they did it in different fashions but they will be buzzing. evans had had three tough matches and will fatigue take control? do you want murray playing a semifinal? it will be a hostile crowd and you need someone who can handle it. it needs to be counted on to win that first game of the day. do you send dan evans out? for all of his excellence yesterday, could he bea of his excellence yesterday, could he be a sacrificial lamb against rafael nadal? who is best placed to beat other plays in the first match? that is the first question. it will bea that is the first question. it will be a tough task to take on an adult

and forget nadal, forget federer — could this be andy murray's greastest challenge so far? here we are locked in an escape room, this is not my idea of fun.|j love it. i love it. i love it. the ladies european tour has voted in favour ofjoining forces with the elite us lpga tour as europe's struggling women's golf circuit looks to beef up its schedule and offer more opportunities to its players. earlier i spoke to the chair of the let marta figueras—dotti who told me the merger will create opportunities they simply could not have pursued on their own. i think we are going to be much better off with them on without them. the goal here is to create a better environment for all the players, especially the ones who stay in europe. it is to grow women's golf 0liver the world and lpga has done that in the last few yea rs. lpga has done that in the last few years. this is about growing the european tour but a practical sense, what will this merger mean? the lpga is financing a lot of events which will create —— which will be created in europe. they had been working with our

we've been talking to andy murray today about his return to tennis after major surgery — and having a film crew follow him during his rehabilitation. they were making a documentary, which had its premiere in london last night. it gives an insight into the strain the injury put on him and those close to him — but also shows his wicked sense of humour. shane is my physiotherapist. i've been working with him for about five or six years. he is probably the nicest man i've ever met! he's never rude about anyone, but he worries about everything. we obviously enjoy winding him up about that! ooh! that's mean, isn't it? well, murray told us he is more relaxed about retiring from tennis now — as he's spent so much time away from the sport recovering from that hip injury. tennis obviously has been my whole adult life but also a huge part of my childhood as well — this is what i've done since i was a young kid. so when you sorta get to 28, 29, and it looks like you're coming to the end, i think sport doesn't do a very good job preparing athletes for finishing and setting them up for what t

murray on a tennis court. tributes were even paid at the australian open when it looked like he was going to have to retire with a hip problem. but successful surgery followed — and last month murray claimed the 46th title of his career with victory at the european open. winning grand slams again is still a big ask, but the former wimbledon and us open champion is now the subject of a documentary which looks back at what he's been through and his comeback. when we started filming the documentary i certainly didn't expect it to end the power did. we thought i was going to have my first operation, i would thought i was going to have my first operation, iwould have thought i was going to have my first operation, i would have rehab for a few months and i would be back on the court competing again. but it didn't turn out that way and it turned into something quite different. where obviously i was quite emotional during it and i was looking like i was not maybe going to be able to play again. i think i learned qui

and we‘ll have the full interview with andy murray in sportsday on bbc news at 6:30. join me then if you can. studio: thanks very much, see you later on. more now on our top story this hour. britain‘s most senior rabbi has questioned jeremy corbyn‘s fitness to be prime minister, saying ‘a new poison‘ of anti—semitism had taken root in the party, sanctioned, as he put it, ‘from the very top‘. ephraim mirvis described labour‘s claim to have dealt with allegations of anti—semitism as a ‘fiction‘ and urged people to vote with their conscience. mr corbyn has insisted there is no place for anti—semitism within labour, and says those guilty of anti—jewish racism have been ‘brought to book‘. baroness julia neuberger is a cross—bench peer and a senior rabbi at the west london synagogue. shejoins me now. thank you forjoining us. we had a very forceful statement from labour today, jeremy corbyn at a news conference that he cannot be clearer than i am. there is no place for racism of any kind and there is no place for anti—semitism in the labour

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: andy murray tells us why he no longer cares about winning. the bombastic establishment outsider, donald trump, has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election result. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display, but on the local campaign headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy. women ministers who'd long felt only grudgingly accepted in the ranks of clergy suddenly felt welcomed. you're watching the briefing. o

and you got a really interesting interview with andy murray coming up. interview with andy murray coming uirky interview with andy murray coming up. quirky is the way to describe it. he really likes escape rooms, he told us months ago. i really didn't like the idea of it. what did we do? well, we went to an escape room. that is coming up in the programme and really, really interesting watch. i am starting today with news from spurs last night was of a really interesting couple of decisions from jose mourinho. they came from behind to win. the victory sealed spurs' space in the knockout stage and gavejose mourinho to wins from his first few games. more on the paper review coming up. there was enough to send manchester city through with a game to spare. city went ahead before there was an equaliser. chris silverwood will travel back to britain after day two of the second test against new zealand. it follows a family bereavement. the test starts tomorrow and graham thorpe and paul collingwood will take over management of the team. women's golf in europe has been given a boost with a partner

so another great day for britain, and it was done without andy murray — kyle edmund stepping in. captain lyon smith told russell fuller that the team have shown their strength in depth today. we knew we had kyle ready to go. we knew we had to go out and when the match if we had any chance to progress in the event. played a great match from start to finish. we started a very quick, aggressive, did not give them any time to we knew we had kyle ready to go. we were scheduled to our evening that we consider everyone is, not tomorrow, not thai, but to my subcu practices and see everyone feels and see what the best situation is for the divide against germany. you want to make a call on friday morning, is this one of the biggest decisions had made? it is but i think is better when you have the quality and look who is in the best physical condition but also then you can look at the match ups again and start to link those factors together to come up link those factors together to come up with what you think is best for the team and days go by where we may not of had that much and we do no

andy murray helped great britain 282—1 victory over the netherlands. the netherlands are now out. the stylish two a 2—1 victory. ido out. the stylish two a 2—1 victory. i do not think i deserve to win that match. i fought extremely hard in vienna. he dictated a lot of the points. i thought you served amazing. he was going for a huge second service and i was not able to dictate the points today and ijust fought hard and tried to get one extra bold back in the end and made a gate scramble at 4— three in the tiebreaker and it was enough to turn it my way. germany had a whitewash of argentina. they were given an unassailable lead in a straight set victory. let's bring your up—to—date with the crickets. and they've just resumed after lunch on the 1st day of the 1st test between new zealand and england in mount maunganui. the tourists won the toss, and chose to bat first. england are 105—1 the man out dominic sibley, who was making his test debut. he was out for 22. joe burns unbeaten on a5. meanwhile, the 1st test between australia and pakistan is underway at the gabba in b

so another great day for britain, and it was done without andy murray. captain leon smith told russell fuller that the team have shown their strength in depth today. we knew we had to kia rents to go. —— we had kyle ready to go. difficult to go again at a high intensity tempo. we got coyotes ago andi intensity tempo. we got coyotes ago and i think it was the right decision to do that, now gives us time because we have scheduled tomorrow evening that we can see how eve ryo ne tomorrow evening that we can see how everyone is — not tonight, but tomorrow. do some practices, see who is ready to go for germany. is this one of the most difficult selection decision you have had since captain? it may be, but it is... look at who was in the best physical condition but look at the matchups again, inc. those factors together to come out with u thick is the best team and... yesterday we may not have had that as much but we do come and we will look at that. still to come on sportsday: we'll hear from some of the british students who've been hand—picked to trai

kyle edmund — who was rested on wednesday — was drafted in to replace andy murray, and he set them on the way to victory with a straight sets win against mikhail kukushkin. edmund winning 6—3, 6—3. britain lost the next singles rubber but won the deciding doubles match to take the tie 2—1. meanwhile, canada are the first team through to the semi—finals after beating australia. vasek pospisil and his partner denis shapovalov beatjohn peers and jordan thomspon in the deciding doubles rubber. it's only the third time that canada have reached the last four. it's been 12 years since the nfl started hosting regular season games in london to boost the popularity of the sport globally. now it's opened its first academy in britain. students can combine their education with intensive training in american football, under full—time, professional coaches. miriam walker—khan went down to the opening: three—time super bowl winnerjerry rice — not exactly you might expect to bump into in north london. as an ambassador for the new nfl academy, he is settling in just fine. it keeps me lo

if it comes down to the wire, 4—4, 5—5, andy murray is the wire, 4—4, 5—5, andy murray is the man you want out there. right more and all those stories on the bbc website. that's it from us for now. thank you. back to norwich in one of the key battle grounds of the election next month. today martine croxall is in norwich for us. martine. iam out in the street. you cannot come to norwich are naughty some of the site so we thought we would show you the same peter mancroft church, which is a beautiful, neutral building. just opposite the forum which is what we have been for most of the day. hopefully in just a second, you might hear the pavilion brass quintet strike up, they are playing some christmas carols to get asa playing some christmas carols to get as a new spirit was that there you go. sometimes it works outjust right. we are here to find out about theissues right. we are here to find out about the issues that matter to voters in the issues that matter to voters in the run—up to the general election and with that in mind, i will hand now to my colleague who is in the news beat c

well we'll be hearing more from andy murray in sportsday here on bbc news at 6:30. and tonight radio 5 live will have commmentary of manchester city versus shakhtar donetsk in the champions league. there will updates from tottenham hotspur v 0lympiacos. both games kick off at 8pm. 0nto what's catching our eye on social media and the leicester players christmas party. dressed as disney characters — the team were spotted in copenhagen for their annual christmas party this weekend. the beat brighton 2—0 on saturday and are second in the premier league and the last time they had their christmas party in the city, they won the premier league title. does that bode well for them? they we re does that bode well for them? they were all in fancy dress, i don't know why they needed to hide their faces because i could barely recognise anybody. a bit like our own christmas party! an entire christmas party weekend! they know how to do it in style, sally! black friday sales start this week and are full of hype but they offer few real deals — that's according to consumer grou

three years ago andy murray won the finals and ended 2016 as world number one. after two years blighted by hip problems, he's back playing again and even at 32 he's feeling optimistic about the future. even, like, i want to say like, six 01’ even, like, i want to say like, six or seven weeks before antwerp, the conversations i was having with my tea m conversations i was having with my team were like, you know, i'm not sure, like, i'm not sure where i can get to and i wasn't videos of myself playing in majorca and i was like, i didn't really like what i was seeing. i mean, my expectations of myself and staff are always too high. and something that i've always tried to kind of reduce those expectations a place on myself. but ultimately, like, what i've learned over the last couple of years, i don't really, like really care about rankings. i don't really care about, like, winning tennis competitions. like, it's nice. it's brilliant to do that. but actually, i really enjoy playing tennis, like, i like it. and that's what i've done my whole life and if i could do

andy murray. can you believe he is even back on the court and what is your message to him? what he showed everyone is his passion and love the game. after all the things that went to do. he is able to win again and to play that. i think very soon, he is in a strong message for the kids. pep guardiola might not have been happy with the match officials and the video assistant referee in their defeat to liverpool at the weekend but the man who is in charge of var in the premier league has given it a mark of seven out of 10 since it was introduced this season. despite debates about crowd experience, the time taken on decisions and its actual accuracy — neil swarbrick says he's satisfied with how it's gone 3 months in. we've been at this been at this we've been out this nearly coming up three years now, we officiated 70 games in the fa cup for the last two seasons, trying to get experience. is nothing like doing ten premier league games over the weekend, we realise that so we know we are going to be scrutinised, we know there are people who are going to look at our every move

yesterday, we had andy murray on the programme discussing his new documentary — which addresses his return to tennis after major hip surgery and the difficulties he faced returning to competitive tennis. but what it doesn't show you is another thing he loves... escape rooms, which is where sally nugent caught up with him. have you done this sort of thing before? this wasjust have you done this sort of thing before? this was just with one finger. i get the feeling that that is wrong. we are going to get out of here! here we are. not in an escape room, this is not my idea of fun. here! here we are. not in an escape room, this is not my idea of funlj love it, i love it. what is this? assuming there is a whole you have to get the key out of. sugar. that is at. that is at. in the last couple of years they have become a huge craze. i had heard about it but never tried it and then i went with my wife and a couple of friends and i loved it, it is a good way to spend on arrow. in the film you talk about tennis as your escape, did you know that our was at filming the documentary and talking at me do

former world number one andy murray says he needs to be cautious about the intense schedule after having hip surgery injanuary. the tournament has had a total revamp with a round—robin format going into a knockout phase, and all matches played within a week. murray says he's keeping an open mind about the changes: people have been quite sceptical about the new format, which is fine, because like i said, it is a big change. and i had my reservations about it. but ijust feel like — it is fairto give about it. but ijust feel like — it is fair to give the opportunity a chance, so the new event a chance to play itself out, and see how it is at the end of the week. and i would just say, from my perspective, i don't know what all of the other players have been saying, orfeel about it that have been here, but i think it's been very well run so far. it's been very easy for all of the players. i think generally, you know, people have been fairly negative about the new concept, and ijust negative about the new concept, and i just feel negative about the new concept, and ijust feel in negative

andy murray. of course. can you believe he is back in the court and what is your message. what he showed to everyone is his passion and love for the game, after all the things he went through he is able to win again. and to play that well. i think very soon he is sending a strong message for the kids and i think for everybody. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are asa bennett, the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, and sienna rodgers, who's the editor of labourlist. lovely to see you. we will chat in a moment, first, a quick look through to the front pages. the financial times says borisjohnson has been given a boost, after nigel farage's the announcement that the brexit party would not contest any of the 317 seats won by the conservatives at the last general election, while hinting he might withdraw even more parliamentary candidates. the guardian also suggests nigel farage is facing calls from brexit supporters to stand down further can

andy murray, can you believe he is even back on a court and what is your message to him at? what he showed to everyone as his passion and love for the that he went through, he is able to win again and is a play that well, i think very soon he has a strong message for kids. the three big beasts of tennis there. the world para athletics championships continue in dubai. two more goals for the british team today in the javelin as the high jump. three silvers as well. kate grey is there for us. another busy day for great britain here on to buy on day five of these championships with five medals to report on. the first came from joe butterfield in the club through this morning. she managed to win silver, but it was not enough to take the goals and she has been recovering from a shoulder reconstruction which took place last year, so an impressive performance considering. i goals this evening thanks to holly arnold in the javelin. she was the defending champion, but she was up against the current world record holder, holly robinson from new zealand, but holly arnold managed to pull

murray about his new documentary. welcome to the programme. we start with football, and three more teams have qualified for the knockout phase of the european champions league. 13—time winners real madrid and the english champions manchester city are through. more on them coming up. but so are last season's beaten finalists tottenham hotspur. it was jose mourinho's first home game in charge — and it didn't look good for spurs when olympiacos went 2—0 up, with goals from youssef el arabi and ruben semedo. but tottenham turned it round with goals either side of the break from dele alli and harry kane.

andy murray kicked off great britain's davis cup finals campaign against the netherlands with a win — which he said he didn't deserve... the former world number one, laboured to beat his opponent in the first of their matches today... gareth bale could be in more hot water at real madrid. he posed with a flag, that read ‘wales, golf, madrid... in that order‘ — during wales' 2—0 win over hungary, which saw them qualify for euro 2020. bale's been criticised in spain, for prioritising international football and golf, over club duties. former england women's manager, mark sampson, has been charged with using racist language by the football association. sampson, who's now caretaker boss of stevenage, had been subject to an fa investigation since september, after an allegation by a former coach at the league two club. and sam karen has been picked for england's test against new zealand. pochettino out, mourinho n. what can we say that the fans, they filling? we both found out. i have been joined by a member of the board of totte n ha m joined by a member of the board of tottenham ho

and andy murray's thoughts on retirement. thanks, ben. and another ben — ben rich — has all the weather. we have had some cloud and outbreaks of rain. it has been mild. that will change dramatically by the end of the week. i will have all the details. thanks, ben. also coming up, a builder and a shop worker are £105 million richer, after winning the euromillions jackpot. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. britain's most seniorjewish leader has questioned jeremy corbyn‘s fitness to be prime minister, saying that a new poison of anti—semitism had taken root in the party, sanctioned, as he put it, from the very top. in an outspoken intervention in the general election campaign, the chief rabbi ephraim mirvis described labour's claim to have dealt with allegations of anti—semitism as a fiction and he urged people to vote with their conscience. launching labour's race and faith manifesto, jeremy corbyn said his party will not tolerate anti—semitism. jess parker reports. not the backdrop the labour party want

i think when andy murray says he doesn't ca re when andy murray says he doesn't care about winning tournaments, i don't think he doesn't care about winning, hejust doesn't don't think he doesn't care about winning, he just doesn't care about his ranking now. that is great to hear. are you any good at karaoke? i was trying to get into your shot. get into the shot! you will improve it. no, i don't. idon't get into the shot! you will improve it. no, i don't. i don't get the idea you are a shrinking violet. he would be front and centre. let's take a look at today's papers and online websites. many of the papers continue to focus on developments in the general election campaign. the guardian reports that labour is to unveil a rescue plan for the nhs in england, with a pledge to spend an extra £26 billion. we will talk about it a little bit later with the labour party. there is also a picture of a woman and child in front of the australian bushfires. "thanks, nigel" is the headline in the express, which reports that the tories are celebrating a 14—point lead in some polls following nigel farage's

how do you think he stacks up against sir andy murray maybe? two 0lympic goal medals, three grands slams and a davis cup too. maybe sir chris hoy. six times an olympic goal medallist between 2004 and 2012. it's a debate that might rumble on. 0r or even mo farah. a debate that will ramble on and on and on. let's have a quick look at some of the other sports stories making the headlines... everton midfielder andre gomes has undergone surgery on the broken ankle he suffered during their 1—1 draw with tottenham. the club say the procedure went very well. with just one win in the scottish premiership this season, hibernian have sacked manager paul heckinbotham. the club are tenth in the table and were beaten 5—2 in the league cup semifinal by celtic on saturday. ellen white has been recalled to the england lionnesses squad. she's barely played since the summer's world cup owing to an knee injury. england play germany at wembley on saturday and czech republic away next tuesday. reanne evans has made snooker history by becoming the first woman to

no andy murray again as great britain kept the same team that beat kazakhstan. that made up first that was kyle edmund against philipp kohlschreiber. kyle edmund produced one of his best displays of the season one of his best displays of the season and he picked up where he left off. the serves looking on returnable, his forehand was too powerful. it wasn't long before the first set was his. the germans started the second strongly but edmund broke back immediately with something special. he broke again at 5-5 to something special. he broke again at 5—5 to put himself in front. i—o great britain, job done. up next was dan great britain, job done. up next was da n eva ns great britain, job done. up next was dan evans who had to do something he had done all week, when. a tough ask against a tough opponent but evans could make it difficult to look simple. it was a tight contest and that often means one thing. tie—break. it was nip and tuck but evans tie—break. it was nip and tuck but eva ns ke pt tie—break. it was nip and tuck but evans kept fighting and f

with captain leon smith, deciding to rest andy murray again, the singles will be played by edmund and dan evans — and the british number three played a storming first set taking it 6—3. the second set. the second singles sees dan evans facing world number one, evans faces world number one, rafael nadal before the possible doubles later. this new format means british fans were suddenly left wanting tickets to today's semi finals once great britian had won their quarter final yesterday. the lawn tennis association, with a little help from andy and jamie murray, put the word out on social media that they would give away free tickets to anyone that could get to madrid in time for today's semi final. that plan went down well with british tennis fans they said let's go and soak within the space of an hour, we had booked flights, booked hotels and we were hoping we could get there today so this morning, we are on a flight from edinburgh to madrid and here we are. i've been living in madrid for the past four years and my girlfriend from here, from edinburgh, was on the bbc after there was

and you can see that interview in full with andy murray in sportsday, here on the news channel, at 6:30pm. new zealand captain kane williamson says he will apologise in person tojofra archer for the "horrific" racist abuse he received from a fan during the first test. new zealand cricket have also said they would apologise to archer as they seek to identify the perpetrator. williamson said, "it's against everything that we as kiwis are about." the second test starts on thursday in hamilton. the 0val will host the opening game of cricket's new 100 format in july next year. jason roy's 0val invincibles will face a welsh fire side including the likes of steve smith, mitchell starc and jonny bairstow. the match will be one of 10 men's matches along with some live games from the women's tournament. steve bruce's return to villa park didn't quite go to plan, as his newcastle united side lost to aston villa last night. a brilliant free kick from conor hourihane put bruce's former club aston villa ahead. newcastle would have moved up to ninth with a win, but they remain 1ath and just a point

earlier andy murray got great britain off to a winning start. it wasn't easy, though he lost the first set against the world number 179 tallon griekspoor on a tie break. murray admitted he'd put on some weight during a break from the court after the birth of his third child and he did look less sharp than usual but he fought back to win the decider on another tie break. the new england cricket coach chris silverwood will get the first chance to see his vision for the side in action tonight, when the first test against new zealand starts in mount maunganui. warwickshire's dom sibley will make his debut, opening the batting alongside rory burns. this two test series is being seen as a dry run for the next ashes series, even though it isn't part of the world test championship. it's an opportunity for us as a side to continue our development and improvement at winning away from home. 0bviously improvement at winning away from home. obviously there is points to be played for them we get to south africa and sri lanka later on this winter, so there is

murray now really avoids the shock to face and his emotional return to the davis cup. i once again welcome to another look at the international focus with this law she set fire across china at the moment we have seen some very heavy rain recently into the philippines northern parts of luzon taking a little bit of a battering as a tropical storm made its way in through here it's east across the north of luzon pushing out into the south china seas and it will run towards the central and southern parts of vietnam as we go on into the next couple of days or so weakening as it does so rain starting to pay through just not just another band of rain another system another tropical storm pushing up towards taiwan as we go on into friday come back into china stine try and find hong kong gets up to around $29.00 degrees celsius maymont across southeast asia it is sunshine and showers rashes showers there from the philippines easing of its walls some parts of vietnam will cease or russia showers to when to borneo malaysia sinks in levittown poles and all the parts of java might j

andy murray got gb off to a winning start against the world number 179, tallon griekspoor, despite saying afterwards that he felt he didn‘t deserve to. murray lost the first set but took the next two winning the decider on a tie—break. dan evans lost his singles match against robin haase, so it was all down to the doubles with jamie murray and neil skupski partnering each other. britain won in straight sets 6—4, 7—6 and they‘ll play kazakstan in their final group game tomorrow. captain leon smith heaped praise on his doubles team after the match. jamie has so much experience in big matches, and in davis cup he steps up matches, and in davis cup he steps up to the plate and allowed neil to flourish as well. it is not easy playing and deciding rubber. it is his first ever adventure into the davis cup and he excelled. before i go, a reminder the first test between new zealand and england is underway right now. just head to bbc.co.uk/cricket for ball by ball commentary through the night. that‘s all from us. have a very good night. after a cold and frosty start to the week, the wea

with captain leon smith, deciding to rest andy murray again, edmund, the british number 3 played a storming first set taking it 6-3. the second set went all the way to a tie break. edmund winning 7 points to 3 — and taking the match. british number one dan evans' is facing world number one rafa nadal in the second singles match. nadal has won the first set in that match. nadal currently leads 3—0 in the second. to rugby union's european champions cup, and holders saracens returned to winning ways with a bonus—point victory over 0spreys. the london side were beaten in their opening game, a 44 points to 3 victory over 0spreys. exeter built on their opening weekend win with a 34—18 victory over glasgow. winger tom 0'flaherty scored the pick of the tries with this surging run in the second half — that secured exeter the bonus point for getting four tries. england's women scored 10 tries as they crushed italy 60—3 in bedford to complete a clean sweep of victories from their autumn internationals. world player of the year emily scarratt was on the scoresheet. england finish the year w

andy murray feels he has a chance of beating the best players in the world again, as he continues his comeback after hip surgery. murray had an eventful 0ctober, winning his first tour title in more than two years and then becoming a father for the third time. he says he's excited about his future but now thinks that winning isn't everything. what i have learned in the last couple of years... i don't really, really care about rankings. i don't really care about winning tennis competitions. it's nice to do that, but actually, i really enjoy playing tennis. i love it. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including coverage of rafael nadal‘s match with daniil medvedev at the 02 this afternoon. you can also watch that on bbc2. you are watching bbc news. let's ta ke you are watching bbc news. let's take a look at some of the main stories. labour is promising to spend £6 billion more on the nhs than the conservatives if they win the general election. they said they would focus on recruitment and mental health services for young pe

former world number one andy murray says he needs to be cautious about the intense schedule after having hip surgery injanuary. they play the netherlands on wednesday and kazakhstan on thursday. as you'd expect on social media, plenty of people have been having their say on mauricio pochettino's departure from tottenham. here's a flavour of what's being said. spurs midfielder dele alli says: former england captain and spurs striker gary lineker has said: and former spurs midfielder jermainejenas posted this: plenty more on that on our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, chetan pathak, and the rest of the sport team, that's your wednesday sport briefing. southern australia is bracing for catastrophic fire danger as temperatures of around a0 degrees celcius and strong winds are expected later. hundreds of koalas are feared dead as bushfires spread across across the east coast, ravaging their main habitat, but some people are doing what they can to save the vulnerable marsupials. andy moore reports. other animals can run from the flames. a koala cannot. this slow—moving marsupi

andy murray urged fans to make as much noise as possible, but he may not be playing later. it's not like it used to be, he has to play. it's not like that now and that's a good thing to be in. i think you can see, you can see today, look how andy is supporting those guys out there. he is standing up those guys out there. he is standing up at every point but getting behind them. i said at the start, the squad is really strong now. this weekend, the new international swimming league arrived in britain for the first time, as teams bid for places in next month's grand final in las vegas. olympic champion, adam peaty, is among those competing for home team london roar and he believes this new event is helping to transform the sport. the bbc‘s 0lympic sports reporter nick hope reports from the london aquatics centre. traditionally, swimmers have their moment in the spotlight every two yea rs. moment in the spotlight every two years. through the world championships or the olympic games. but this generation demands more, which has led to the creation of the international swimming

no andy murray again as great britain kept the same team that beat kazakhstan. that means it was kyle edmund against philip cole schreiber. edmund is one of his best displays of the season on thursday and he picked up where he left off. his serve was looking and returnable his forehand was too powerful. it wasn't long before the first set was his. the german started the second strongly, taking the first break point, but edmund broke back immediately with something special. he broke again at 5—5 to put himself in this position, three match points. he only needed one. 1—0, great britain. job done. dan evans needed to do something we haven't done all week. windfalls of a tough ask against the big serving and big serving man. but evans can make the difficult look simple. it was a tight contest and that often means one thing. tie—break. it was nip and tuck but evans kept fighting and forcing mistakes, and managed to ta ke forcing mistakes, and managed to take it. the openings that hasn't been a problem for evans this week. it has been the next one where things

andy murray was impressed by the response, saying, "never knew there were so many tennis loving brits in madrid!" "thanks so much to everyone who has got in touch with the lta. hearing they have managed to get hold of around 900 tickets so i hope you are one of the lucky ones who manage to get one our only request is that you make as much noise as possible." iam sure i am sure they will do later when great britain take on spain. you're up to date with the sport. now on bbc news, it's time for the weather with sarah—keith lucas. it has been a very wet autumn so far in the final week of autumn is continuing on that unsettled trend. heavy rain on the south—west of the region. there could be some ongoing flooding. we have had outbreaks of rain, heavy rain across parts of the south—west of england, south wales too, but there could be some ongoing flooding issues through the day. lots of lying surface water meaning travel disruption possible across the south—west of england, south wales and also later in the day, across north—east england and eastern scotland as well. so, here's t

andy murray says he's excited about his future and believes he is closer to beating roger federer, rafael nadal and novak djokovic than he was just weeks ago. the first public hearings in the donald trump impeachment inquiry begin in washington this afternoon, with democrats aiming to show that the president used his office to put pressure on a foreign leader for his own domestic political gain. he's accused of seeking help from ukraine to boost his chances of re—election next year. our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. there was no quid pro quo. no quid pro quo. quid pro quo! three short latin words. in essence, "you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours." thank you very much, mr president. that's what the president stands accused of. pressuring ukraine's volodymyr zelensky to investigate mr trump's opponents in return for hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. and that allegation has persuaded the top house democrat to drop her resistance. i'm announcing the house of representatives moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry. everything centres on a july phone

andy murray has got great britain off to a winning start against the nertherlands at the new look davis cup finals in madrid. it wasn't easy, though, he lost the first set of his match with world number 179 tallon griekspoor on the tie—treak. but the scot fought back to take the next set, and then won the match after another tie—break to give briatain victory. dan carter plays robin haas next in the second singles rubber. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more for you later on afternoon live. we are going to go straight back to the election campaign trail. back to the election now, and borisjohnson is travelling around the north east today. we want to help people with a cost of living across the country, lifting up the living wage. all those things we want to get on and do. we are being held back by this blockage in parliament. we want to get breaks it down to take the country forward. at one point, we believe strongly in public services, we want to invest in this great country but we also

the change has been criticised, but andy murray is amongst those asking for patience. i'll have more for you in the next hour. jennifer arcuri — the american businesswoman whose links with borisjohnson have been repeatedly questioned — has described her anger at the way she feels she's being treated. it's alleged that she received favours from mrjohnson when he was mayor of london because of their friendship. both he and she deny the allegations. ms arcuri claims she has been blocked and ignored by the prime minister since the allegations were made public. this morning, she told the bbc she felt snubbed by a man she considered a friend. she felt snubbed by a man this was why it was hard for me to to date because, i mean, every guy would tell you they'd call and never follow up, not borisjohnson. every time he told me he'd call, he called me. in fact, i was convinced this was a man of his word because i couldn't believe the fervent, linear focus in which he had on me. and i assure you, it was not just a sexual intention. he actually was very intrigued by my energy,

murray who is coming back from injury. there are a lot of emotional stories. louis hamilton probably will not make the company deserves to subway rob in my ears mentioning the name ben stokes sub out the cricket hero. there are a lot of emotional sports stories. to which bore you polarised?” lot of emotional sports stories. to which bore you polarised? i would question whether driving a car around isa question whether driving a car around is a sport. i do see the tv... and national treasure. around is a sport. i do see the tv... and nationaltreasure. she has called for lewis hamilton to be knighted. and i think that is something we should consider. that's all i am going to say. a very mixed message from you. all i am going to say. a very mixed message from you. i am not used to that will stop your firm more emphatic. he has on the sixth time. it feels to me that no one ever wins anything but lewis hamilton... i had anything but lewis hamilton... i had an epic camera for about four years ago when he won it one of the prev

andy murray got gp off a good start. despite say afterwards he did not deserve to. he lost the first step but took the next two waiting the decider on a tie—break. dan evans lawson singles match so was all down to the doubles withjimmy murray and neil. partnering each other. urgent took the first set the judge fought back to take a second. i tie—break it should save britain and held their nerve to win and take the tie to— their nerve to win and take the tie to — one. new england cricket coach will get him... work sure dom sibley will get him... work sure dom sibley will make his debut alongside rory burns. this test series is not part of the world test championship but joe root has no doubts about the importance. it's an opportunity for us asa importance. it's an opportunity for us as a side to continue our development and improvement winning away from home. 0bviously development and improvement winning away from home. obviously this points to be played for sri lanka later on this winter. so there's plenty with a few new faces around, plenty with a few new f

andy murray put out on social media saying please come down, there are free tickets. when is it? in madrid tonight, this evening. it is in spain. again spain. there will be huge spanish support. you can do it apparently it is at 4:30pm. if you make the decision right now, tell us if you do, we would love to hearfrom decision right now, tell us if you do, we would love to hear from you. there will be people who will be close enough, perhaps you could get there. word gets out. they could get down there. 2- three hour flight. post— show. down there. 2- three hour flight. post- show. not today. i have plans. there's a busy weekend of european club rugby ahead. one game to tell you about from last night. ulster moved top of their champions cup pool with an 18—13 win over clermont auvergne — thanks to john cooney, who scored a try and kicked eight more points. and fancy trying a bit of this? rhiannan iffland is a cliff diving world champion — and this is india's famous toorji step well. it's a 20—metre drop into the pool below. and not much room for error. i guess if you are