stefanos tsitsipas was also a winner on monday. paul frostick has the best of the action. raphael nadal is the world's number one men's tennis player but the atp final is one where he not reach the summit. no doubt he is one of the best layers of all time but a new breed of talent is on its way through. germany's alexander zverev, one of the challenges. his first set performance was strong, taking the spaniard down 6—2. after that it was a tighter affair but the german held his nerve in front of the big crowd to seal it. just the one break needed insert to for the victory. the atmosphere is the reason why everybody is trying to, the goal of the give beginning of the season is to make london because playing here, playing in front of all you guys, playing in front of all you guys, playing in front of all you guys, playing in the 02 is something we don't have during the year and this is so special. like alexander zverev, stefanos tsitsipas is a play on the rise, challenged the old guard. stefanos tsitsipas and medvedev had a great rivalry and had never taken down the russia

stefanos tsitsipas, a tour finals champion at 21. a generation of young men expected to tape —— take over. but the revolution has been on hold until now. i feel like my game is getting better all the time. i'm really close being crowned champion, in all these are strong words. i feel like i belong to be there. stefa nos feel like i belong to be there. stefanos tsitsipas was the youngest man playing at the event. you knocked out the oldest in the semis. his opponent, dominic team, beat both djokovic and federer. alexander's is have conquered rafa nadal. for those who have stood so long at the summit, there is a feeling something is happening beneath them. i look at the list of who is world number one and who it has been for years and it's crazy it's always one of us. but we're not younger. chances increase, not because we are getting worse but because we are getting worse but because the younger ones are getting better. novak djokovic and natal both won two each this year. one of the three of them have won 25 out of the three of t

last year stefanos tsitsipas won the next generation tourfinals. it year stefanos tsitsipas won the next generation tour finals. it was one for the future. now, generation tour finals. it was one forthe future. now, he generation tour finals. it was one for the future. now, he is right at the top of the sport. austin halewood, bbc news. there was more disappointment for great britain's rugby league lions — as they suffered another defeat whilst on tour. this time, they lost 28—10 to papau new guinea — meaning they head home having lost all four test matches. michael redford was watching. # god save the queen... a final test for the rugby week liens that make a final chance and to find a roar. three defeats from three matches have led to coach wade bennett being criticised pre—match but his team provided a perfect early response. blake austen swearing their first try before josh blake austen swearing their first try beforejosh went over soon after. the lions to coach wade bennett being criticised pre—match but his team provided a perfect e

not stefanos tsitsipas. and oppressive finish and he is through to the final tomorrow. —— an impressive finish. well, tsitsipas will play either dominic thiem or the defending champion alexander zverev. they play their semi—final this evening. you can listen to that match on 5 live sports extra from 7.45. stay with us because still to come on sportsday... more misery for the great britain lions as they suffer a humiliating defeat in their final tour match. and we meet a refugee from burundi who's rebuilding her life and herfootball career in bradford. european rugby‘s premier competition is back this weekend. it's the champions cup. saracens have to wait until tomorrow to begin the defence of their title but six british sides were in action today. two of them were at the rec where ulster edged out bath byjust a single point. patrick gearey has more. the life of an international rugby player is relentless. you barely get time to do your world cup laundry, then you are back to work. six of those who st

as stefanos tsitsipas knocks roger federer out of the world tour finals. and rugby's european champions cup is back. we'll have all of today's results. also coming up in the programme... ten years on, we remember the life and career of the german goal keeper robert enke through the words of his closest friends and colleagues. it's a busy weekend of international football with all the home nations in action, but tonight wales moved a step closer to qualifying for next summer's european championships. they beat azerbajan 2—0 in their penultimate euro 2020 qualifying game. it means if wales win at home to hungary on tuesday and slovakia drop points then wales will be through automatically. nick parrott reports. gareth bale has often been the saviour of his country, he scored the winner against azerbaijan back in september but today it was emerging talent playing a vital role. on his fourth appearance this link and the midfielder came close to his first international goal. kieffer moore is having an even bigger impact. this his second goal infourgames, bigge

thiem put up a superb fight in the decisive's set, but stefanos tsitsipas would not be denied. he eventually prevailed on another close tiebreak. >> it almost feels like i want to grand slam. the emotions right now are tremendous. i feel very proud and happy with the effort the entire week. >> the revamped davis cup team begins on monday but as for men's singles, this new sheriff hopes to shoot for the stars. brent: from the new sheriff to the unexpected surfboard. cuba is not generally the first place that springs to mind when it comes to surfing, but believe it or not, the island does have a vibrant, if modest, surfing seen. female surfers often find themselves doubly disadvantaged here. they have to fight a macho, male-dominated culture that is run by a communist regine. one woman was determined to challenge both and leave them both in her wave. >> when the sun comes up in havana and there is a good wind, that's the best time to hit the surf. among the mail servers, one woman is a serpentine year in cuba. she has had to fight for her place here. >> the menus used to tell me

now, greece's stefanos tsitsipas has completed what he calls a roller—coaster week in london after winning the atp finals on his debut at the event. the 21—year—old from greece had to come from a set down to beat dominic thiem in sunday's final, making him the youngest winner of a season—ending event since 2001. imran sidat reports. it's a final that not many would have predicted at the start of the week. but it has been a tournament which has seen the next generation finally come of age. for dominic thiem and stefanos tsitsipas, it was the opportunity to win the biggest title of their careers,

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, may be the greatest, roger federer. his opponent, dominic thiem beat both fetter and novak djokovic, while alexander conquered raphael the dale. for those who stood so long at the summit, there isa stood so long at the summit, there is a feeling something is happening beneath them — nadal. is a feeling something is happening beneath them — nadalli is a feeling something is happening beneath them - nadal. i look at the list of world number one, who has been well number one all these yea rs, been well number one all these years,

now, greece's stefanos tsitsipas has completed what he calls a roller—coaster week in london after winning the atp finals on his debut at the event. the 21—year—old from greece had to come from a set down to beat dominic thiem in sunday's final, making him the youngest winner of a season—ending event since 2001. imran sidat reports. it's a final that not many would have predicted at the start of the week. but it has been a tournament which has seen the next generation finally come of age. for dominic thiem and stefanos tsitsipas, it was the opportunity to win the biggest title of their careers, and it was a greek who forced the early initiative. the pair couldn't be separated for over an hour of playing time, though, but it was thiem who eventually took the opening set in a tie break. atjust 21, tsitsipas is widely regarded as a future world number one and he has showed why at the start of the second. two early breaks and the fans could sense a decider. he wrapped up the set and it was game on in london. who would hold their nerve now? tsitsipas, who is making his debut in this tourn

tennis — dominic thiem will play stefanos tsitsipas in the final of the atp event in london. thiem beat alexander zverev while tsit—sipas beat roger federer. the greek won in straight sets 6—3, 6—4. austin halewood reports. if battling against rafa nadal yesterday was not tough enough, for stefanos tsitsipas, it was only the warm—up. next up, roger federer — a man who has done it all before, perhaps the greatest of all time. but even the greats still feel the pressure. commentator: oh, no! after a near three—hour battle with nadal, anyone would be forgiven for feeling the strain, but tsitsipas was on top of his game. the greek at his powerful, clinical best. and eventually, after the seventh time of asking, he took the first set. when federer won his first grand slam title, tsitsipas had not started school. with 17 years between them, the greek looked to use age to his advantage, forcing federer around the court and forcing the mistake. the frustration clear to see. he was ahead by a double break at one point but still, federerfought back, holding his serve when i

will it be dominic thiem or stefanos tsitsipas crowned champion for the first time? and will lewis hamilton get to keep his third place at the brazilian grand prix after a manic end to the race in sao paolo? hello and welcome to sportsday. england have signed off their euro 2020 qualification campaign with a comfortable 4—0 win over kosovo. they had already booked their place in next year's tournament before the game but the win assures them one of the six top seeds for the draw at the end of the month. austin halewood reports. since the draw was made this was the moment they've been waiting for. the intervention of british troops during the kosovan conflict is fresh in the memory and the appreciation was clear to see. with qualification already in the and took their to settle. raheem sterling back in the tea m settle. raheem sterling back in the team with the best of few chances. the start to get more defenders than it should have before he tucked away his first international goal. england ahead but far from their best. sloppy mistakes hardly impressing the manage

tennis now, stefanos tsitsipas described beating roger federer in the semi tennis now, stefanos tsitsipas described beating roger federer in the semi finals of the atp world tour finals as a ‘dream come true‘. the greek is 17 years federers junior but flew out of the blocks to take an early lead before and eventually the first set by six games to three. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic in the round round stage but was well below par.. as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. much better news for the england women‘s rugby union side — who‘ve had successive wins over france in their autumn internationals. after an error strewn first half, lydia thompson scored a dramatic late try in the 79th minute to seal the 17—15 victory in exeter‘s sandy park. they play italy next weekend. it‘s the opening weekend of the european champions cup and ulster got off to a winning start — beating bath away — but onlyjust. this try from john cooney gave ulster a 7—6 lead at half time. and they extended that advantage through robert little midway through the s

and alex zverev‘s playing stefanos tsitsipas right now. they've just started, we'll bring you that result and all the day's sports news in sportsday at half past ten. the hearings in president trump's impeachment inquiry, which so far have been behind closed doors, are now taking place on live television for all to see. this is only the fourth impeachment inquiry in us history. donald trump is accused of pressuring ukraine to dig up damaging information onjoe biden — a possible presidential rival in next year's elections. the process could eventually see president trump removed from office. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, has been watching. history in the house... this is like the super bowl for politics, the daily impeachment hearings go public and, coast—to—coast, all the us tv networks gearing up for an unfolding drama that could be the decisive moment of the trump presidency. inside the committee room, it's a scrum one hour before the hearing gets under way. first up, this man, george kent, a senior state department official

tsitsipas that awaits federer in the last four. great openers fear, a great opponent. here in london at the 02, definitely incredibly special. just a note, i enjoyed it from the beginning, i played incredible and i knew i had to, because that is what novak does. and i was able to produce. there was definitely magical and you guys made it special. thank you. i cannot thank you and i. there was not much that i did write this match, to be honest. realistically, but i was a better player in all aspects —— futter, and absolutely deserved to win. he served great and returned may serve very well —— federer. so from his andl very well —— federer. so from his and i think you did everything right. from maya and ijust, you know, i wasjust playing right. from maya and ijust, you know, i was just playing to right. from maya and ijust, you know, i wasjust playing to neutral. i couldn't read his serve well and just a pretty bad match for my side. meanwhile dominic thiem, who was already into the semifinals after beating federer and dj

in the evening game, stefanos tsitsipas qualified for the semi—finals after beating the defending champion alexander zverev. he's the youngest player in the tournament, but he played like a veteran, in the opening set, taking it 6—3. and he went even better in the second, finishing with an ace and making the semis in his debut year at the atp finals. 6—3, 6—2 was the final score manchester city's bernardo silva has been banned for one match, given a £50,000 fine and ordered to complete an education course. it's after the fa charged him over a tweet that the anti—discrimination group, kick it out said enforced a racist sterotype. silva compared team—mate benjamin mendy to the character on a packet of chocolate available in spain and portugal. the fa did accept though, that silva didn't intend for the tweet to be racist. the fa have said today that bernardo silva's twitter following, 650,000 people, was so big that they could not ignore the fact that other people may see racism within the tweet, so they have not punished him as heavily as some racial sanctions they hand down, but

stefanos tsitsipas was also a winner on monday. paul frostick has the best of the action. raphael nadal is the world's number one men's tennis player but the atp final is one where he not reach the summit. no doubt he is one of the best layers of all time but a new breed of talent is on its way through.

nadal faces a tough task to make the semi—finals, with matches against stefanos tsitsipas and daniil medvedev to come — but that's a great start for zverev. this means so much playing here again after winning my biggest title so again after winning my biggest title so far in my career here last year, this means everything to me, and you know, i was looking forward to this match, you know, thanks a lot for all the supports, everybody who came out. it was... this is why, this is why the adversary is the reason why, the goal of the beginning of the season the goal of the beginning of the seasonis the goal of the beginning of the season is to make it to london, because playing in front of all of you guys, playing in the 02 is something that we don't have during the year. this is so special. earlier, tsitsipasjust edged out medvedev in their opening round robin match. there was only one break of serve, tsitsipas winning 7—6, 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the event and this is the first time tsitsipas has beaten medvedev in five attempts. he described it as one of the

so, nadal‘s still in the hunt for a semifinal place, but stefanos tsitsipas is through to the last four. the number six seed from greece beat the defending champion alexander zverev in straight sets to make certain of his place in the semifinals. tsitsipas, who's making his debut in the season—ending tournament, won 6—3, 6—2 to qualify with a match to spare. iam i am surprised by my performance today. i did everything right, i have been mixing my game a lot, trying to be unpredictable and it has been helping me a lot. i also devoted a big time of my being on the court on improving my service, which i think has problem — left improved tremendously over the past couple of months. staying with football, and one of the best players in the women's game, australia's sam kerr, is moving to england where she's signed for the women's super league leaders chelsea. for the past couple of years, kerr's been dividing her time between australia and the usa, playing for perth glory in the w—league and chicago red stars in the nwsl. she's the all—time leading goalscorer in both leagues, but

tsitsipas earlier today. patrick gearey was watching that one. this was tennis‘s generation game. two men from two eras for stiff unassisted posse, the face of tomorrow. the rainy regime of ruffin at tao and co. have proven so difficult to overthrow. they make it ha rd to battle. difficult to overthrow. they make it hard to battle. if you aussie was out, jeopardy fuelled relentless energy. tsitsitpas in contrast could play in comfort. already in the semi is, he played archly when necessary. over 12 games and a tie—break he traded shot for shot and in the key moment produced one without answer. first sent to the future. if you needed notice of nadal‘s reaction, this was how he returned to it —— from a toilet break. wait the security guards tsitsitpas was doing all he could to keep up. nadal has i9 all he could to keep up. nadal has 19 grand slams and an olympic gold medal. his body has been broken and repaired, he has done it all and yet doing it again still matters so much to him. he dragged this. t

and there was also a big win in london for stefanos tsitsipas as the atp tour finals continue at the 02 arena and coming up, we will hearfrom three men in a boat. tennis's big three men in a boat. tennis's big three tell us how much longer they have in the game. good evening. it's that old adage, isn't it? if you didn't notice the referee then they must have done a good job. this season in the premier league, not a weekend has gone by without the video assistant becoming the story. blatant penalty appeals, checked, then waved away, handballs seemingly ignored, those marginal off—side decisions, the delays, the lack of communication with the fans. manchester city had a big shout for a penalty turned down at anfield yesterday, var under the spotlight again, as they went on to lose against liverpool. today neil swarbrick, who heads up the var team, joined me earlier. he gave his assessment of the system being used for the first time in the premier league this season. being used for the first time in the premier league this seasonli being used for the first time in the premier league t

stefanos tsitsipas has won his match at the atp match in london after overcoming daniil medvedev . tsitsipas had lost all five of his encounters the greek youngster took control of the match. he broke medvedev's serves in the second section -- in the second set. when you think of an animal that can offer a human emotional support, what comes to mind? probably dogs or cats. probably not a pig. lilou is what is known as a therapy pig. a sensitive swine. she is part of a program that brings trained therapy animals from the airport to ease the fear of flying. ♪ >> come fly with me lets fly, fly again. >> it is just another day of work for lilou. she is part of san francisco airport's wag brigade. >> people are very happy to get distracted from the travel, from their routines. whether it is if they are flying on their journey or vacation or work, everyone is usually very happy. >> it seems it is not a load of hogwash. there is no lipstick on this pig. just perhaps a touch of now polish. -- nail polish. people seem to enjoy it. >> i have never seen one here. it is interesting to >> --

stefanos tsitsipas has won his opening match at the atp finals in london, beating daniil medvedev for the first time. both players are making their debuts in the end—of—season tournament. i'll be back with more on those stories later. the founder of a humanitarian group that helped civilians in the syrian conflict has been found dead near his office in istanbul. james le mesurier set up the mayday rescue emergency response group, which helped train white helmets volunteers. the work of the group has been credited with saving the lives of thousands of people in rebel—held areas during years of bombing by the syrian government and russian forces. hamish de bretton—gordon is former army officer who worked alongside james le mesurier in syria, hejoins me now via webcam. thank you for being with us. tell us a bit about him and the white helmets that he worked so hard for and what they've been doing in syria. well, an absolute tragedy today. james was an absolute mountain when it came to humanitarian support in syria. in 2014, he set up the white helmets which in effect where the na

we‘ll drop by the o2 arena in london where either stefanos tsitsipas or dominic thiem will be crowned the end of season tour champion for the first time. we‘ll show you howjohann zarco miraculously walked away from this scary incident in valencia. hello and welcome to sportsday. more on the penultimate race of the f1 season in brazil too, with lewis hamilton fighting for victory, but first to prishtina where england are playing in their final euro 2020 qualifier. they‘re in kosovo, knowing automatic qualification is already secured. we‘ve got about 15 minutes to play and england lead 1—0. harry winks scored his first international goal in the first half. burnley‘s nick pope is making his first competitive start for england in goal. raheem sterling also started. commentary on bbc radio five live right now. defending european champions portugal also assured themselves automatic qualification for next year‘s tournament. they beat luxembourg 2—0. cristiano ronaldo is nowjust one goal shy of 100 for his country. dare say it was the easiest of his 99 so far. a record 74,200 pe

zverev, the defending champion, will face dominic thiem, with stefanos tsitsipas facing roger federer in the other semi. third practice ahead of the brazilian grand prix starts at 3pm. p2 was marked by a heavy crash for williams driver robert kubica — thankfully he emerged unscathed. ferrari's sebastian vettel was quickest, with lewis hamilton back in fifth. that's all the sport — now here's the weather with matt taylor. a welcome window of dry weather for the start of next week. scenes like this in england and wales. this river breaking its banks and a number of flood warning still in force. tha nkfully flood warning still in force. thankfully the heavy rain is drifting southwards across france but we still have a weather front just decaying across northern england and wales at the moment. further patchy rain and drizzle here with a few showers in cornwall and heavy showers in eastern scotland. some showersjust edging heavy showers in eastern scotland. some showers just edging into northern ireland after a fine and bright but frosty start. much of central and southern england dry

he must beat stefanos tsitsipas to reach the semi finals of the season—ending world tour finals in london. defeat for novak djokovic yesterday meant nadal will definitely end the year as the world number one — and the spaniard admits it's been a 12 months to remember. very positive year for me. i achieved two slams and i achieved in rome and montreal. i had a very solid year for my side especially with other problems i had at the beginning of the season. i have had a very positive year. nadal against tsitsipas will be live on bbc two and the winner will face roger federer in the semi—finals. the evening match is between daniil medvedev and the defending champion alexander zverev. medvedev needs a straight sets win and both of them need rafael nadal to lose to stand any chance of qualifying. raheem sterling has tried again to draw a line under his altercation withjoe gomez. gomez was booed by some fans as he came on in england's 7—0 win over montenegro last night while sterling was watching from the stands, forced to sit out as punishment for the alertcation at england's training cam

the 21—year—old greek player stefanos tsitsipas has won the tennis atp tour finals in london. tsitsipas came from a set down to beat dominic thiem in a 3rd set tie break to take the title, in his first appearance at the tournament. tsitsipas says he will mark the biggest victory of his career with a meal with his family and some champagne. sri lanka's most prominent military family is back in power, with gotabaya rajapaksa winning the country's presidential election. he secured 52% of the vote, well ahead of his main rival, sajit premasada. mr rajapaksa is best known for being head of the defence force when the sri lankan government defeated the tamil tigers. the election largely split along ethnic lines, as yogita limaye reports from colombo. a wartime strongman returns, as sri lanka's most powerful. mr rajapaksa is seen as a leader who can keep their country safe. we don't have enough protection for the people. you see everywhere there are bombs and terrorists, day by day a lot of terrorists created here. so, we like to have a father for our mother country. in april this yea

the 21—year—old greek player stefanos tsitsipas has won the tennis atp tour finals in london. tsitsipas came from a set down to beat dominic thiem in a third set tie break to take the title in his first appearance at the tournament. tsitsipas says he will mark the biggest victory of his career with a meal with his family and some champagne. terry 0'neill, the british photographer whose pictures helped define the 1960s, has died at the age of 81. his images of rock and film stars and royalty helped frame an age of celebrity and the idea of the swinging sixties. david sillito looks back at his work. patrick macnee, twiggy. photoshoots don't get more ‘60s than that, and the man behind the lens was terry 0'neill. his work, a who's who of the greatest stars of the last 50 years. this image of frank sinatra striding down a boardwalk is now a museum exhibit. indeed, his first assignment as a photographer on fleet street... the very firstjob i ever had on the newspaper, i got sent to photograph a group, and they turned out to be the beatles recording please please me, and i started

tsitsipas and daniil medvedev to come — but that's a great start for zverev. it just itjust means so much playing hearing again after winning my biggest title so far in my career here last year and this means everything to me and i was looking forward to this mitch —— match and thank you for the support everybody who came out... this is why, this is why the atmosphere is the reason why everybody is trying to, the goal at the beginning of the season is to make london because playing here, playing in front of all you guys, playing in front of all you guys, playing at the 02 something we don't have during the year and this is so special. earlier, tsitsipasjust edged out medvedev in their opening round robin match. there was only one break of serve, tsitsipas winning 7—6, 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the event, and this is the first time tsitsipas has beaten medvedev in five attempts. the last of the fa cup's first round matches finished late after floodlight failure delayed the game at non—league harrogate. but that didn't phase two—ti

we start with a man who beat roger federer in the semifinals, now greece's stefanos tsitsipas has completed what he calls a rollercoaster week in london, after winning the season ending atp finals on his debut at the event. the 21—year—old from greece had to come from a set down to beat dominic thiem 6—7, 6—2, 7—6 — making him the youngest winner in 18 years. it's unbelievable, having such an army behind me while i'm on the court. they give me so much energy, they give me belief that i can achieve the things that i want to achieve on the court, they motivate me, theyjust give me so much energy in general and i...i just. . .i just love that. i don't know if people are watching from here, but i would love to thank every single one of them who supported me today with the greek flags and it made me feel like home. it was one of the most dramatic races in recent formula 1 history as max verstappen won the brazilian grand prix in sao paulo. he twice had to pass championship winner lewis hamilton en route to vivtory, toro rosso's pierre gasly lewis hamilton en route to victory, toro ro

so nadal‘s still in the hunt for a semi—final place — but stefanos tsitsipas is through to the last four. the number 6 seed from greece beat the defending champion alexander zverev in straight sets to make certain of his place in the semis. tsitsipas — who's making his debut in the season—ending tournament — won 6—3, 6—2, to qualify with a match to spare. staying with football, and one of the best players in the women's game — australia's sam kerr — is moving to england where she's signed for the women's super league leaders chelsea. for the past couple of years, kerr's been dividing her time between australia and the usa — playing for perth glory in the w—league, and chicago red stars in the nwsl. she's the all—time leading goalscorer in both leagues — but now she's hoping to conquer europe. the australian international — who's been nominated for the ballon d'0r and fifa's women's player of the year — has signed a 2.5—year deal with chelsea. she'll join them in january. thursday sees a showdown between roger federer and novak djokovic with whoever wins reachi

he and stefanos tsitsipas top their round robin pool after one game. everyone knows how much i was struggling this whole season than this means so much pain here again and winning my biggest so far in my career, this means everything to me. and you know, i was looking forward to this match and, you know, thanks a lot for all the support, everybody who came out. to a powerful story from the para athletics world championship next where british athlete kadeena cox revealed the competition has triggered a relapse of an eating disorder. cox won the t38 a00m silver on monday but after the race spoke candidly about her struggles with having so many people watching her in dubai. yeah, it's been a challenge. i wouldn't lie, it's been tricky. just trying to do with managing my eating, kind of, having so many eyes on me is pushing me to do more extreme things which, i mean, it was a bad thing. i had had one bad thing and then i had those with and i binged. unfortunately it's part of the battle in my head, so, yeah. rafael nadal will have a day to wait to put righ

the 21—year—old greek player stefanos tsitsipas has won the tennis atp tour finals in london. tsitsipas came from a set down to beat dominic thiem in a 3rd set tie break to take the title, in his first appearance at the tournament. tsitsipas says he will mark the biggest victory of his career with a meal with his family and "some champagne." large parts of central venice in italy are once again under water, as another exceptionally high tide inundated the city. three of the worst ten floods since records began in venice, nearly a hundred years ago, have now happened within a week. rich preston reports. for venetians, more water and more misery. a week of flooding has closed businesses and attractions in one of the world's most popular tourist destinations. this, the famous st mark's square, normally filled with people. the city is now streets and alleyways turned into a network of canals themselves. the floods, known as the aqua alta, brought suffering and heartache. translation: we have lots of damage. the electrical system went underwater and lots of merchandise got lost. ne

rafael nadal needs to beat stefanos tsitsipas in london later to have a chance of making the semis of the atp finals. nadal produced a stunning comeback to win his previous match. this was the winning point. he was — at one stage — 5—1 down in this deciding set and saved a match point to eventually beat the fourth seed daniil medvedev. djokovic‘s defeat means that nadal will end the year as world number one, but even if he wins against tsitsipas on friday, he will go out if alexander zverev beats medvedev in their match which follows afterwards. and before we go time to show you what happened to tommy fleetwood while he was playing at the nedbank challenge in south africa. it‘s because when this ball of his cleared the water and reached the green, it was ambushed by a pair of mongooses before a couple more mongooses, or mongeese, both are right, joined in as well! it lead fleetwood to tweet afterwards: "does anyone know the rule for a mongoose attack on your golf ball? got to love sun city!" you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that‘s bbc.com/sport. bu

tsitsipas. the six time champion federer, who's 38 years old — was beaten in straight sets in the semi—finals by the 21 year old greek debutant. tsitsipas will now face dominic thiem in the final tomorrow. the great britain rugby league side's first tour for more than a decade has ended in a series whitewash. the lions were beaten 28—10 by papua new guinea in the final match of their southern hemisphere tour. it follows two defeats by new zealand and one against tonga. max verstappen is on pole for tomorrow's brazilian grand prix — there's much more on the bbc sport website. but from me.... back to you, ben. that's all from me. hello. this is bbc news. as we've been hearing, prince andrew has answered questions for the first time about his links with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein and allegations that he had sexual relations with virginia roberts, who says she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17 years old. he says that on the alleged date he had taken his daughter

stefanos tsitsipas described beating roger federer in the semifinals of the atp world tour finals as a ‘dream come true'. the greek is 17 years federer‘s junior, but flew out of the blocks to take an early lead before and eventually the first set by 6—3. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic in the round round stage, but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. ——round robin stage. he'll play dominic thiem next after the austrian dispatched the defending champion alexander zverev, also in straight sets 7-5, 6-4. the winner of tomorrow evening's final is guaranteed around £1.25 million. nine sides from the home nations got their european champions cup campaigns under way today. leinster and glasgow enjoyed home wins, while exeter ran in four tries beating la rochelle 31—12. ulster also won away at bath. harlequins were thumped 53—21 by clermont, while munster beat 0spreys in an all—pro 1a clash in pool 4. max verstappen will start on pole position for tomorrow's brazilian grand prix. he was already on provisional pole before

stefanos tsitsipas will face dominic thiem in the final of tennis's world tour finals in london this afternoon. it's the first time tsitsipas has qualified for the tournament and he caused a big upset in the semifinals, beating roger federer. the greek player, who's 17 years younger than federer, took an early lead and eventually the first set. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic earlier in the competition but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. i grew igrew up i grew up watching roger as a kid, watching him at the finals, wimbledon, plenty of finals. i wish i could step out on the court one day and face him. today i am here and living the dream. i can never picture myself standing here but dreams do come true! that's all the sport for now. there's more on the bbc sport website. the singer eltonjohn has just tweeted that photograph with this tribute... there you see the photograph of eltonjohn waiting his a baseball bat around in the air. it is a great photograph. there were lots of those photos in terry 0'neill‘s photos in his car

stefanos tsitsipas will face dominic thiem in the final of tennis's world tour finals in london this afternoon. it's the first time tsitsipas has qualified for the tournament and he caused a big upset in the semifinals, beating roger federer. the greek player, who's 17 years younger than federer, took an early lead and eventually the first set. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic earlier in the competition but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. the f1 championship was decided a couple of weeks ago but still two more races in the season to go. it's the brazilian grand prix, today and max verstappen will start on pole position. his red bull was just a tenth of a second faster than sebastian vettel‘s ferrari. new world champion lewis hamilton slipped into third place right at the end of the session. that's all the sport for now, i'll have more in the next hour. the government and armed forces have been accused of covering up illegal killings by british troops in afghanistan and iraq. an investigation by bbc panorama and the sunday ti

tsitsipas and daniil medvedev at two o'clock on bbc two. this evening rafa nadal takes on alexander zverev. yesterday, an out of sorts roger federer was beaten in straight sets by the fifth seed dominic thiem in their opening group game. earlier, novak djokovic won his match, as he targets a record sixth title here. federer and djokovic are in the same group. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. bye for now. thank you kamali. enjoyed seeing those liverpool goals again. very nice of you show them. more now on the announcement by nigel farage that the brexit party won't stand candidates in seats won by the conservatives in the last election. he said he had taken the decision because he feared that if they had run it would have led to a hung parliament with significant gains for the liberal democrats. borisjohnson denied he had offered a deal to nigel farage. look, absolutely not. but what i can say is i am glad there is a recognition that there is only one waited to get brexit done and

earlier, stefanos tsitsipas won his opening match of the tournament — just edging out daniil medvedev. there was only one break of serve in the match, tsitsipas winning 7—6 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the event and this is the first time he's beaten medvedev in five attempts. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30pm. kevin, thank you very much. —— gavin. the future of british steel looks to have been secured — with a chinese firm agreeing to rescue the business. the steel makerjinyay group says it will invest over a billion pounds at the plants in scunthorpe and teesside and could safeguard up to 4,000 jobs there. simonjack reports. this plant has been on government life support since it collapsed in may. technically in liquidation, it was offered a chinese lifeline today and workers on their way home welcomed it. well, it's been a big concern, hasn't it, people not knowing what is happening, whether they've got a job, can pay their mortgages, feed their families. it's great news. 0bviously there's been uncertainty around

coming up on sportsday on bbc news: rafa nadal beats stefanos tsitsipas in three sets to stay in the world tour finals in london. they‘re called the hidden homeless — people who don‘t show up on official figures because they manage to find temporary solutions. the charity centrepoint is warning that more than more than 22,000 young people in england alone will be at risk of homelessness this christmas. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. all the dog walkers use it. this gap? yeah. it‘s very slippery, isn‘t it? the wasteland where jack lived. so this was my tent, my little home for eight months. some days the only living creatures he saw were rats. this is where i cooked my food. this was the grill. this is a supermarket trolley. jack pitman is 23 and says he‘s not close to his family. and when it rained what was happening? lots of flooding. if you didn‘t have dry clothes to put on when you were here you‘d have to sit in your wet clothes all night. this was my seat where i sat and cooked. i woke up a couple of times blue—lipped, really hypothermic. m

stefanos tsitsipas will face dominic thiem in the final of tennis's world tour finals in london this afternoon. it's the first time tsitsipas has qualified for the tournament, and he caused a big upset in the semifinals, beating roger federer. the greek player, who's 17 years, younger than federer took an early lead and eventually the first set. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic earlier in the competition but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the government and armed forces have been accused of covering up illegal killings by british troops in afghanistan and iraq. an investigation by bbc panorama and the sunday times has spoken to a dozen british detectives who say they found credible evidence of war crimes. but the investigators say strong cases were not prosecuted. the ministry of defence has denied the claims. richard bilton has more. across two decades, british soldiers have fought wars in afghanistan and iraq. most did their duty

coming up on bbc news: rafael nadal needs to beat stefanos tsitsipas to progress at the world tour finals in london. roger federer awaits the winner in the semi—finals. a non—stop flight from london to sydney has landed — 19 hours and 19 minutes after take off. it sets a new long—distance record for a passengerjet. the australian airline qantas say the test flight was aimed at researching the impact of such a long journey on both passengers and crew. 0ur reporter lukejones was one of the few people onboard. i'd just like to welcome you on board our qantas boeing 787 dreamliner. this is zulu, november, juliet. welcome to the longest and furthest commercial flight. this is london to sydney direct in 19 and a half hours, but it's not commercially available yet. this is a test, research flight. it's basically to see if ultra long haul is doable for people in the cabin and in the cockpit. the first ever london to sydney flight, 100 years ago, took 28 days. this double sunrise flight did it in 19 hours and 19 minutes. this plane is almost spookily empty. there's only 53 of us on board b

stefanos tsitsipas is now targetting next year's grand slams after becoming the youngest winner of the atp finals since 2001. he came from a set down to beat austria's dominic thiem on a tie break in the deciding set. the 21 year old from greece is the youngest winner of the event in almost 20 years, and is part of a group of players trying to break the dominance of roger federer, rafa nadal and novak djokovic. there are so many new generation players coming up, we have so many players coming up, we have so many players that i can compete with and have a rivalry with. i've played many times against several of them. something really exciting for the sport because we in so many different shapes and sizes, different shapes and sizes, different sizes, different personalities, different characters, and that makes it really exciting. there is lots of different players that will keep our sport is growing and interesting in the next ten, 15 yea rs. the new look davis cup finals starts in madrid this afternoon. 18 nations compete in six groups over the next week, rather than the old system of h

we‘ve already had a win for stefanos tsitsipas today. two cannabis—based medicines have been approved for use on the nhs in england for the first time. the drugs advisory body, nice, says the medicines will help people with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. charities have welcomed the decision, but say thousands of people who could benefit from cannabis—based medicines are still facing uncertainty. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has been speaking to one family who will now get the medicine they need — and one who won‘t. are you ready for your medicine? this is epidyolex, then new cannabis—based epilepsy medicine this is epidyolex, the new cannabis—based epilepsy medicine approved for the nhs. tj from northampton is already on it because he took part in a medical trial. hello. here, before, he had up to 100 seizures a day. now it‘s down to nearly zero. it's ok. everybody we know keeps saying, my god, is that the same child? the things he does and says, he‘s got a personality now, he‘s got a great sense of humour,

tsitsipas going the distance in the atp world tour finals. thiem took the first set. a fightback to take the second 6—2 and these are live pictures where we are well into the deciding set. neither has won the title before so it will be the fourth year in a row there is a first—time winner, tied at 3-3 there is a first—time winner, tied at 3—3 in this deciding set. you can watch the closing stages right now on bbc two. you can also watch it on the bbc sport website as well, and i will have more from you in the next half hour. a 13—year—old girl is in a critical condition trying to protect her 11—month—old nephew from a gang of men in northern ireland armed with machetes. the teenager suffered serious stab wounds after the men forced their way into a house in lisnaskea, in county fermanagh, on saturday. police are treating the incident as attempted murder. a 26—year—old man has been charged with a terror offence after he was arrested at heathrow airport last week having arrived on a flight from turkey. the met‘s counter te